52 Ancestors in 52 weeks - Week 3

52 Ancestors in 52 weeks - Week 3 - Longevity Part A

The Week 2 prompt for Amy Johnson Crow's "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" blogging challenge is longevity.

Going through Reunion, the genealogy program I use I decided to check out the longevity of my family.

The following are the top 10 in my extended family. There may be others but these are the family members for which I have verified data. I have included the most common recent ancestor I have with them.

1. 105 years Mary Selina FORD (1C3R) 24 Apr 1880 – 15 Aug 1985 James MERCHANT and Sarah NEAL

2. 102 years Maud Eileen SEABROOK (2C2R) 19 Feb 1901 – 28 Sep 2003 Henry SEABROOK and Sarah WHITE

3. 101 years Florence Jean TURNER (2C2R) 28 April 1914 – 30 July 2015 (Henry SEABROOK and Sarah WHITE

4. 100 years Mavis Joyce HOOTON (1C3R) 9 Oct 1914 – Jun 2015 Joseph HOOTON and Rebecca BETTIS

5. 99 years William Ernest Herbert FORD (1C3R) 1 Aug 1871 – 30 Jul 1971 James MERCHANT and Sarah NEAL

6. 99 years Cliffie ROWLAND (2C3R) 24 Feb 1900 – 15 Sep 1999 Harry SEABROOK and Harriet SMITH

7. 99 years Annie May SEABROOK (1C3R) 27 Sep 1876 – 2 Feb 1976 Henry SEABROOK and Sarah WHITE

8. 98 years Mervyn Roy (Mick) SEABROOK (3C1R) 26 Jan 1916 – 27 Jul 2014 Henry SEABROOK and Sarah WHITE

9. 98 years Charles Walter McLEOD (2C2R) 9 Mar 1912 – 21 Jun 2010 Henry SEABROOK and Sarah WHITE

10. 98 years Annie Elizabeth FORD (2C2R) 21 May 1900 - 28 Jul 1998 James MERCHANT and Sarah NEAL

4 are from my paternal grandmother's father's side of the family.

6 are from my maternal grandfather's father's side of the family.

1 lived in England, 1 in the US, 4 in NSW, 3 in Victoria and 1 in Tasmania.

Mary Selina Ford and William Ford are brother and sister and Annie Ford is William's daughter.

Not one of them is a direct ancestor which means that this post doesn't really fit the theme of 52 ancestors in 52 weeks.

I'll try and post a part B to this post.

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