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Certified by Guinness World RecordsThe longest-lived manIt was a man namedJiro Kimura Uemon(1897-2013), he lived116 years old
WhileThe longest-lived person everIt was a woman from France namedJeanne Carment(Jeanne Calment, 1875-1997), she lived122 years old
However, there was one person who was once considered Hijiro Emon and JeanneAll have to live for decades
His name isHenry Jenkins(Henry Jenkins), an Englishman, buried on December 9, 1670, claimed to have been born in 1501, meaning he lived to169 years oldadvanced age.
Since 1538, every newborn has been required to be registered in the diocese, so it is impossible to verify his date of birth. But the date of his burial is recorded in the Bolton-on-Swale Parish Register in North Ridding, Yorkshire, where he is described as:"A very old and poor man
Henry, who worked as a farm worker and fisherman throughout his life, claimed to have been the steward of Lord William Conyles (1468–1524) at Hornby Castle as a young man.
As he grew older, Henry maintained a strong physique, and it is said that he was inIn the 100sHe also swam the Svir River, and his memory was also very sharp, and he was summoned to testify in court on several occasions.
He is said to have testified before a case in Yorkshire in 1620 and swore that he had done on the grounds that he had worked at Hornby Castle120 years old。After reprimanding Henry for lying, the judge brought from the castle a copy of Lord Conyles' old register of servants, which had Henry's name on itConfirmed his claims
However, neither the servant register nor any testimony documents in the case are presentNone were found, so we can't confirm the veracity of this story.
In 1667, Henry appeared as a witness in a case between Reverend Charles Anthony and Calvert Smithson regarding the payment of tithes. According to the records of a copy of the testimony, Henry indicated him after taking the oathHe is 157 years old
But there is an inconsistency here, because a few years earlier, in 1662 or 1663, Henry had been begging for a living, and he claimed that he had begged from a rich woman named Ann S**ille162 or 163 years oldFinish.
However, for some time before they met, Ann had been skeptical of Henry's so-called "longevity". In a letter to Dr. Tank Reed Robinson, she wrote: "I should have figured it outDetect the truth of his age
Upon questioning, Henry told Ann that he remembered the earliest king being Henry VIII, who reigned from 1509 to 1547, and that the earliest major event he remembered "was the Battle of Floden on September 9, 1513, when Henry said he was "between 10 and 12 years old."
Ann further inquired if the king was present at the time, to which Henry replied: "No, he was in France at the time, and the Count of Surrey was a general." ”
He also said: "I was sent to Nosalethon with a horse loaded with arrows, but from there they sent a bigger boy with them to the army. ”
Later, Ann researched the details of the story Henry told and found that they wereCorrectThe Battle of Floden did take place 152 years ago, and the English ** team was indeed commanded by the Earl of Surrey, and King Henry VIII was indeed in Tournay, France, at the time.
Since Henry was uneducated and could not read and write, unlessHe was present at the site of the battle, otherwise it would be impossible to know these facts.
In the same letter, Ann also mentions that there are four or five centenarians in the parish, and they all say that he has been an old man since he had known Henry.
However, these are not used as proof of Henry's ageConclusive evidence
Eventually, the only two surviving documents mentioning Henry's age—Ann-Savile's 1662 or 1663 letter and a copy of Henry's 1667 testimony—had no evidence of his age other than recording Henry's own assertions.
And, for oneIt is said to have lived for 169 yearsThere is no real trace of his existence before 1662 or 1663, which raises doubts about his longevity.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that Henry's funeral was recorded in the register of the parish of Swellbolton. Accurate datesDecember 9, 1670Underneath it, it is written that "Henry Jenkins, an old and poor old man of Ellerton, is buried".
According to the handwriting, the funeral record is believed to have been written by the Rev. Charles Anthony, the same person for whom Henry testified in 1667.
And the fact that the priest, who was called the "rigorous, precise man," did not mention Henry's age in the register, may indicate that he, as a person who knew Henry, also claimed to be of Henry's ageThere are doubts
In any case, in 1743, an obelisk in honor of Henry was erected in the cemetery of St. Mary's Church (where Henry was buried), and a black marble plaque was also erected inside the church.
The inscription was written by the thenUniversity of CambridgeWritten by Thomas Chapman, director of the Magdalen Academy, it begins with "Marble, please not be ashamed, save the memory of Henry Jenkins from the oblivion of many, who lived to be an astonishing 169 years old".
In the 18th century, a tavern in the village of Kirkby Malzed, North Yorkshire, was named after Henry Jenkins to commemorate his longevity. Inheriting Henry's "longevity" gene, the tavern was in operation until it closed in 2011More than 250 years
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