Posted by: @marco

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Oh, whoops, my apologies! I saw his profile on LongeviQuest and got excited! I'll remove his name. Thanks for your alertness!

I got excited too, initially. Is he the first and, by now, the only male Neo Zelander SC in history?

Known, yes... but there might be more surprises. I believe we only discovered about Arthur Bates, for instance, six or seven years ago - well after his death!

Thinking back to that time when I lived in NZ.

Arthir was a bit of a noted figure (as was his age) largely due to his passionate love of cricket. He appeared on a NZ television documentary in respect of cricket when he was not quite a superxentenarian.

His name was overshadowed after that, in that there was another (somewhat younger) Arthur Bates who was a fairly well known historian and writer in NZ.

Clearly this detail wont get him validated, but he was certainly around. Shame on me for forgetting him. 

Posted by: @chrisr

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Thinking back to that time when I lived in NZ.

Arthir was a bit of a noted figure (as was his age) largely due to his passionate love of cricket. He appeared on a NZ television documentary in respect of cricket when he was not quite a superxentenarian.

His name was overshadowed after that, in that there was another (somewhat younger) Arthur Bates who was a fairly well known historian and writer in NZ.

Clearly this detail wont get him validated, but he was certainly around. Shame on me for forgetting him. 

 

Do you know if this documentary has ever ended up online? If not, I wonder if it can be purchased from somewhere. 

The one I recall was certainly based on the game of cricket and not Arthur’s life. In essence I believe he was basically shown as the oldest known supporter or follower of the game, in New Zealand, rather then anything else.

Ill rack my brains further overnight (Australia time) and see what else emerges. It would have been last century that this occurred.

Sueko Katsu (JPN, 26 Mar 1912 – present, 111) (oldest living person in Kagoshima pr.)
Lottie Sullivan (USA, 9 Mar 1909 – 28 Oct 2019,  110) validated by LQ.

Shizuko Kiyuna (JPN, 10 June 1912 – present, 111),

Nobue Tanaka (JPN, 27 Mar 1912 - 17 Feb 2023, 110),

Fuyo Baba (JPN, 10 Jan 1879 - 16 Feb 1990, 111),

Emma Galode (CAN, 22 Aug 1882 – 9 Sep 1994, 112) validated by LQ.

Alfonso María Rojas Perdomo (COL, 31 May 1913 – present, 110),

Akino Ueda (JPN, 5 Nov 1912 – present, 111) (oldest living resident of Sumida Ward in Tokyo),

Aiko Ōkubo (JPN, 28 Jan 1913 - 22 Sep 2023, 110) validated by LQ.

Recent validations, both accepted on 30 November 2023:

Kin Horiuchi, JPN, 21 Aug 1912 - 30 Dec 2022, 110 years and 131 days.

Matsue Teranishi, JPN, 9 Jan 1913 - 23 Feb 2023, 110 years and 45 days.

Recent validation, accepted on 2 December 2023:

Ida Bowman, CAN, 31 Mar 1875 - 6 May 1985, 110 years and 36 days.

Fumie Suzuki (JPN, 20 June 1912 - present, 111)

Dorothy Marlowe (USA, 22 May 1907 - 10 Mar 2018, 110)

Bessie French (CAN, 8 July 1882 - 17 Sept 1992, 110) validated by LQ.

LAS-validated case added to LQ:

Revalidation, accepted in December 2023:

Haru Mori, JPN, 28 May 1894 - 15 Apr 2006, 111 years and 322 days.

(Died one day earlier than previously thought.)

Michiko Matsumoto (JPN, 1 Feb 1904 - 31 March 2015, 111)

Yasu Kushima (JPN, 10 May 1901 - 2 July 2012, 111) validated by LQ.

Recent validations, accepted on 6 December 2023:

Chiyo Yanagawa, JPN, 28 Sept 1911 - Present, 112+ years.

Chiyo Matsuura, JPN, 2 Jan 1912 - 30 Jan 2023, 111 years and 28 days.

Alfred Fregosi (USA, 11 Sep 1913 - 19 Nov 2023, 110) validated by LQ.

An anonymous lady born on 10th September 1912 who is currently residing in Aomori Prefecture, Japan has recently been validated by LongeviQuest.

Posted by: @wellabove110

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An anonymous lady born on 10th September 1912 who is currently residing in Aomori Prefecture, Japan has recently been validated by LongeviQuest.

Great to see another incomplete case solved! (This validation can be narrowed down to one possible option/positive identification by checking the statistics for Aomori prefecture.)

Recent validations, all accepted on 8 December 2023:

Tsuruki Yamasaki, JPN, 5 May 1899 - 26 May 2010, 111 years and 21 days.

Tamakio Nishie, JPN, 21 Mar 1910 - 1 May 2021, 111 years and 41 days.

Aki Hatano, JPN, 28 Sept 1910 - 25 Nov 2021, 111 years and 58 days.

This means that Mrs Hatano is no longer an incomplete case - yet another Japanese supercentenarian solved!

Francisca Mangonez Martinez has been added to the LQ directory but she is still unvalidated. Maybe that means her case is being worked on?

Dicie Catherine Dodson (USA, 23 July 1875 - 28 Aug 1985, 110);

Thelma Hettrick (USA, 28 Sept 1906 - 25 Dec 2016, 110);

Asayo Satō (JPN, 22 Sept 1911 - present, 112);

Marija Ruljančić (CRO/AUS, 14 June 1913 - present, 110) validated by LQ.

Merle Phillips (USA, 2 Apr 1907 - 18 Aug 2018, 111);

Ellen Boenig (USA, 21 Oct 1905 - 16 Apr 2017, 111) validated by LQ.

Recent validation, accepted on 10 December 2023:

Susumu Segō, JPN, 2 Oct 1912 - 17 Nov 2022, 110 years and 46 days.

Angelica Wilhelm (USA, 14 May 1906 - 31 July 2016, 110);

Salustiana Tereza de Jesus (BRA, 8 June 1912 - 13 Feb 2023, 110);

Masakichi Kajita (JPN, 26 Oct 1903 - 8 Sep 2015, 111) validated by LQ.

Two further male Japanese SCs have been validated by LQ:

- Takejiro Takayama (30 Sep 1909 - 18 Jan 2020, 110 years and 110 days), validated on 8th December

- Tessaku Tominaga (7 Dec 1903 - 29 Oct 2014, 110 years and 326 days), validated on 10th December

Recent validation, accepted on 13 December 2023:

Tetsuo Shinya, JPN, 27 Mar 1911 - 29 Jan 2022, 110 years and 308 days.

Recent validations, accepted on 8 and 15 December 2023:

Toshio Katayama, JPN, 5 Jan 1911 - 19 May 2021, 110 years and 134 days.

Chitose Awata, JPN, 20 Aug 1913 - Present, 110+ years.

Mrs Awata is yet another previously anonymous, statistical supercentenarian who has now been given a name and a face. 😀 

Recent debunking, accepted on 15 December 2023:

Ada Sharp, AUS, 28 Sept 1861 - 3 May 1971, 109 years and 217 days.

Mrs Sharp was previously validated by GWR and accepted by the GRG as the first Australian supercentenarian on record. This honour now passes on to Jane Piercy (1869-1981).

Eliza Taylor (USA, 16 Dec 1849 - 27 May 1960, 110) 

Lilly Barnes (USA, 5 Nov 1875 - 6 May 1986, 110) 

Emily Tremonti (USA, 6 Dec 1904 - 25 Feb 2015, 110)

Chūzō Komatsu (JPN, 7 Apr 1911 - 17 Aug 2021, 110) validated by LQ.

Isabel Dryden (CAN, 16 Oct 1888 - 20 July 2000, 111),
Hide Endō (JPN, 13 Jan 1913 - present, 110),
Anonymous (HAI/USA, 27 July 1913 - present, 110) validated by LQ.

Elnora Cage (USA, 9 June 1874 - 3 Sept 1984, 110),
Tsuneko Sera (JPN, 15 Sept 1904 - 28 Sept 2015, 111),
Fujie Tanikawa (JPN, 4 Mar 1908 - 9 June 2019, 111),
Sakue Kotaka (JPN, 15 Mar 1912 - 9 May 2022, 110) validated by LQ.

Euretta Thornton (CAN, 6 Jan 1889 - 4 July 1999, 110),