World’s oldest man dies in UK solely months after changing into new report holder
The world’s oldest man, who was born the year the Titanic sank, has passed away at the age of 112, his family confirmed.
John Alfred Tinniswood officially became the world’s oldest man after receiving the coveted Guinness World Record award in April this year following the death of previous title-holder Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, who died at 114. Mr Tinniswood passed away on Monday in a Southport, Merseyside in a care home where he resided.
His family said he was “surrounded by music and love”. Born on August 26, 1912, he had previously been the oldest man in the UK, a title he accepted in 2020, joining 115 year old Ethel May Caterham, the UK’s oldest living woman.
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The widower leaves behind a large family, including his daughter Susan, four grandchildren Annouchka, Marisa, Toby and Rupert, and three great-grandchildren Tabitha, Callum and Nieve, reports the Mirror.
His family released a loving statement, which detailed his life and achievements. Firstly, they said he had “many fine qualities.”
“He was intelligent, decisive, brave, calm in any crisis, talented at maths, and a great conversationalist.” He served in the military during World War Two in the Royal Army Pays Corps, which his family said was helped by his open nature.
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He met his wife, Blodwen, at a dance in Liverpool, and they later married in 1942. Their first child, Susan, was born in 1943. Husband and wife had 44 years together before Mrs Tinniswood died in 1986.
Following the War, he worked for Royal Mail and then as an accountant for Shell and BP, before retiring in 1972. But that didn’t slow down his life. He was said to enjoy an “active retirement.”
This included, according to his family, volunteering as a church elder in Blundellsands United Reform Church, where he even gave sermons.
John was previously asked by Guinness World Records what his secret was to living a long life, but John claimed he didn’t do anything in particular. “In all honesty, no different. I don’t feel that age, I don’t get excited over it. That’s probably why I’ve reached it.
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“I just take it in my stride like anything else, why I’ve lived that long I have no idea at all. I can’t think of any special secrets I have.
“I was quite active as a youngster, I did a lot of walking. Whether that had something to do with it, I don’t know. But to me, I’m no different [to anyone]. No different at all.”
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