Louise Thorne’s selfless devotion to God was a shining example for her children and neighbours in Woodland, St. George where she resided. As a young girl, Louise worked as a baby sitter for the Hutchinson family who were owners of a plantation. She later met and wed...
Courtesy of the Barbados Ball Canada Aid: http://www.barbadosballcanada.com/bajan-centenarians.html Born in Barbados on January 28th, 1914, Mrs. Lydia Richardson was one of seven children of Herbert and Lydia Johnson. In 1934 she moved to Aruba where she became a...
Sydney Burke was born in Harrises in the parish of St. Lucy. Ms. Burke worked in her earlier years as a labourer at Mount Gay Plantation and later move on to become an astute entrepreneur plying her delicacies to the children of the St. Lucy’s School for many years....
Gwendolyn “Daisy” Mayers lives by the maxim working hard, being happy and sharing that happiness with others. The effervescent centenarian, whose youthful looks belies her 101 years, was born in Hillaby, St. Andrew, and educated at St. Matthew’s School, St Michael. ...
Edna Elise Waithe was born on June 26th 1916 to John Griffith and Clarice Ifill in Checker Hall, St. Lucy. At an early age, she moved to Bridgetown to live with one of her aunts. Edna grew to love “city life” and spent most of her adult life living in Belfield,...
