World’s oldest man dies at 112 in Southport

The world’s oldest living man has died at the age of 112, his family has announced.

John Alfred Tinniswood died on Monday at the Southport care home where he lived.

Lifelong Liverpool football fan Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died in April this year at the age of 114, making him the world’s oldest living man.

Her family said Tiniswood’s last days were “filled with music and love.”

Mr Tinniswood, who was born on August 26, 1912, the same day the Titanic sank, became Britain’s oldest man in 2020.

He was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest man in April 2024.

Mr Tinniswood, the son of Ada and John Bernard Tinniswood, is a widow and is survived by his daughter Susan, grandchildren Anoushka, Marisa, Toby and Rupert and great-grandchildren Tabitha, Callum and Neve.

His family said in a statement that he “possessed many good qualities.”

“He was intelligent, decisive, courageous, calm in any crisis, talented in mathematics, and a good conversationalist.”

He further added that these qualities served him well during his military service in the British Army Pay Corps during World War II. In addition to accounting and auditing, the work there included logistical support tasks such as finding stranded soldiers and organizing food.

He met his wife Broduen at a dance in Liverpool and they married in 1942.

Susan was born in 1943 and the couple lived together for 44 years until Mrs. Tinniswood’s death in 1986.

After World War II, he worked for Royal Mail, then as an accountant for Shell and BP, retiring in 1972.

He volunteered as an elder at Blundell Sands United Reform Church, where he also preached, and lived an “active retirement,” his family said.

Mr Tinniswood previously told the BBC that he was “very active when I was young” and “used to walk a lot”, but said he did not know why he had been blessed with such a long life. He insisted he was “no different” from anyone else, adding: “People live long lives or short lives, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

His beloved Liverpool Football Club, founded just 20 years before he was born, has survived all but two of the Reds’ 66 top-flight trophies, winning in 1901 and 1906. They missed out on their first two league championships.

Just before his 100th birthday, he moved to Holly’s Rest, a care home in Southport, where his kindness and zest for life inspired staff and other residents, his family said. spoke.

Since turning 100 in 2012, he has received a birthday card from the monarch every year. It first came from the late Queen Elizabeth II, nearly 14 years his junior, and more recently from King Charles III.

The family added: “We would like to thank the many people in the UK and around the world who sent well wishes to John on his recent birthday.

“He was very grateful for the birthday greetings and other messages of support.”

“John always liked to say thank you, so on his behalf we would like to thank everyone over the years, including carers at Hollies Care Home, GPs, community nurses, occupational therapists and other NHS staff. Thank you to everyone who cared for him over the years.”

The family asks that any donations in his memory be made to Age UK or a charity of one’s choice.

The oldest living man on record is Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, who lived to be 116 years and 54 days old. He passed away in 2013.

The world’s oldest living woman and oldest living person is Japan’s Tomiko Itooka, who is currently 116 years old.