Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith (7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966)[1] was born in Salford, England and lived to become a British supercentenarian and the oldest recognized living person in the world.

Smith collapsed on her 110th birthday, and died three days later at Woodhouse, Sheffield.[2] Smith smoked until 5 years before her death.[3] Smith lived much of her life in Chesterfield and was a former dressmaking lecturer.[4] [5] She was listed in the 1967 Guinness Book of Records, and was the last recognised surviving woman documented as being born in 1856.