Scotland's oldest known living people
Scotland's oldest known living person, Marion Dawson, on her 109th birthday (source: https://www.houstonkillellankirk.org/church-record)
Currently 27 people known aged 105+ (true number likely 45-50)
Trivia & factoids
Marion Dawson is currently the thirtieth-oldest person in Scotland ever, whilst Isabella Donald is sixty-fifth.
David Crawford and David Thomson are the ninth and thirteenth-oldest men in Scotland ever respectively.
Elizabeth Farquharson and her late sister Anne Robson (1911-2020) are the oldest known pair of Scottish siblings ever, with a combined age of 215 years, 17 days.
Cathy Smith regularly attended the gym until she was 104, when she was forced to stop due to COVID. At the age of 106, she is still able to perform high-kicks!
Scotland's oldest known living people (update)
Marion Dawson in June 2022 (source)
Deaths in 2022 (aged 106+)
A list of the 5 oldest known men in Scotland (including 2 anonymous men I only learned about yesterday), although it's very possible there could be other anonymous men aged 105+:
Happy belated birthday to Hugh! He is believed to be the second-oldest living man in Scotland, behind David Crawford of Haddington.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Unfortunately, both Isabella Donald and Ethel McKay have passed away in the last month, leaving 107-year-old Ailsa Stewart as the second-oldest known living person in Scotland.
https://www.stevenstewartfunerals.co.uk/funeral-details
At this point though I'd say the chances of Ailsa Stewart legitimately being the second-oldest person in Scotland is fairly unlikely. Before the pandemic began, many centenarians were reported on due to visits from local mayors or Lord Lieutenants, so with many centenarians now being wary of unnecessary contact due to the pandemic, I'd say it's more likely than not that there's at least one person in Scotland who is not currently known about aged 108+.
Scotland's oldest known living people (update)
Marion Dawson in June 2022 (source)
Deaths in 2022 (aged 106+)
this list is outdated
One of Scotland's oldest men, the previously unknown Alexander Rennie, sadly died earlier this month
https://www.heraldscotland.com/memorials/death-notices/death/30519033.alexander-rennie/
I can't conclusively match his identity to this particular birth index entry at the moment but there is a decent match for an Alexander Rennie born on 17 May 1915 in Glasgow. This would make him just 2 months younger than the oldest known living man in Scotland, David Crawford.
A list of the 5 oldest known men in Scotland (including 2 anonymous men I only learned about yesterday), although it's very possible there could be other anonymous men aged 105+:
- David Crawford (b. 21 Mar 1915), 107, of Haddington, East Lothian
- Anonymous (b. 9 Oct 1915), 107, of Renfrewshire
- John Dougall (b. 3 Oct 1916), 106, of Forth, South Lanarkshire (birthday not confirmed)
- Alec Rubenstein (b. 18 Feb 1917), 105, of Edinburgh
- Anonymous (b. 15 Sep 1917), 105, of Edinburgh (b. England)
An updated version of this list:
A list of the 5 oldest known men in Scotland (including 2 anonymous men I only learned about yesterday), although it's very possible there could be other anonymous men aged 105+:
- David Crawford (b. 21 Mar 1915), 107, of Haddington, East Lothian
- Anonymous (b. 9 Oct 1915), 107, of Renfrewshire
- John Dougall (b. 3 Oct 1916), 106, of Forth, South Lanarkshire (birthday not confirmed)
- Alec Rubenstein (b. 18 Feb 1917), 105, of Edinburgh
- Anonymous (b. 15 Sep 1917), 105, of Edinburgh (b. England)
An updated version of this list:
- David Crawford (b. 21 Mar 1915), 107, of Haddington, East Lothian
- Anonymous (b. 9 Oct 1915), 107, of Renfrewshire
- John Dougall (b. 3 Oct 1916), 106, of Forth, South Lanarkshire (birthday not confirmed)
- Alec Rubenstein (b. 18 Feb 1917), 106, of Edinburgh
- Anonymous (b. 15 Sep 1917), 105, of Edinburgh (b. England)
- Harry Richardson (b. 8 Feb 1918), 105, of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire
None of Scotland's men were born before the start of World War I any longer. 🙁
Elizabeth Farquharson (b. 18 Aug 1915) sadly passed away on 24 May 2023 aged 107 years, 279 days. She was the fifth-oldest known living person in Scotland at the time of her death.
Her sister, Anne Robson (14 Sep 1911 – 20 Jan 2020) lived 108 years, 128 days. With a final combined age of 216 years, 42 days they are the oldest known siblings in Scotland ever, by both metrics (combined age, highest age reached by both siblings).
Rest in peace.
Elizabeth Farquharson on her 107th birthday last year: