BIOGRAPHY

Nellie Brown was born in Coleyville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica, on 2 August 1913. At some point, she moved to the United Kingdom.

On 25 March 2015, she met another centenarian, Irene Sinclair, who was 106 at the time and would later become a supercentenarian.

Nellie Brown passed away in Hackney, London, England, on 31 May 2025, at the age of 111 years, 302 days.

RECOGNITION

Her age is currently under review by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO).

ATTRIBUTION

* “At ninenight celebrating the life of Nellie Louise Brown born in Jamaica in 1913 & died in Hackney on the 31st of May at the age of 111 years” – x.com (@ppvernon), 7 June 2025

* “Windrush generation pioneers: end of an era” – Jamaica Gleaner, 14 June 2025

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