Amy Hawkins
Welsh supercentenarian
About Amy Hawkins
Lived 1911 – 2021 (aged 110). Amy Hawkins was a British.
Amy Winifred Hawkins (née Evans, 24 January 1911 – 8 September 2021) was a Welsh supercentenarian and dancer from Monmouthshire in South Wales, who became famous for singing the World War I song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" on her 110th birthday.
The performance was uploaded to the TikTok video service by her 15-year-old great-grandson Sacha Freeman. She was also the oldest living person in Wales at the time of her death.
Biography Hawkins was born in Cardiff in January 1911, and in 1937, she married George Hawkins. During World War II, she served as a fire watcher in her neighbourhood. Hawkins had six siblings, amongst them five brothers and a surviving 101-year-old sister named Lillian.
She died in Monmouth on 8 September 2021, aged 110, from old age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.
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Who was Amy Hawkins?
Welsh supercentenarian
When was Amy Hawkins born?
Amy Hawkins was born on 24 January 1911.
When did Amy Hawkins die?
Amy Hawkins died on 8 September 2021.
What nationality was Amy Hawkins?
Amy Hawkins was British.
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