Oldest Person In The World Has Died Aged 117-Years-Old In Jamaica. Photos

The oldest person in the world, Violet Brown, has died at the age of 117. Mrs Brown was born on March 10, 1900, just a few miles from her fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt. She was the first ever verified supercentenarian from Jamaica – and the oldest verified Jamaican person ever.

Mrs Brown was born when Jamaica was a part of the British Empire, making her the last living former subject of Queen Victoria who died in January 1901.

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness revealed she had died on Friday night, tweeting: “Our oldest person in the world Mrs. Violet Mosse-Brown has died.

“She was 117 years old. Rest In Peace Mrs Mosse-Brown”

Mrs Brown had been recognised by the Guinness Book of Records on April 15 this year.

She was still living in the same house where she was born.

In an interview with the Jamaica Observer last year she said: “I live by the grace of God and I am proud of my age!”

It also reported last May that her 96-year-old son, Harold Fairweather, is widely believed to be the oldest person with a living parent.