tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846157642288444197.post7332106403481132577..comments2023-09-11T03:03:23.583+01:00Comments on Sleeping Gardens: Retired at the Age of 112 ~ Died Aged 118 Years OldTaphophilia Catafalquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475395812088013309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846157642288444197.post-85651874618384797412014-12-19T11:12:26.318+00:002014-12-19T11:12:26.318+00:00Dear Richard,
Thank you for your comments and the...<br />Dear Richard,<br /><br />Thank you for your comments and the recommendation to search for William under another surname. <br />No wonder I had found very little information about him, but with your advice, came up with the following 'Extracts from the Register' which I had not seen before. Hopefully it gives a more reliable account of his working life, which maybe be somewhat more accurate than his mathematical skills regarding his age........ <br /><br />Taphophilia Catafalquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475395812088013309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846157642288444197.post-63971115287299130622014-10-25T22:09:54.690+01:002014-10-25T22:09:54.690+01:00Are there no limits to human gullibility? His 118 ...Are there no limits to human gullibility? His 118 years is self certified and based on a very odd list of employers (type skenelsby (not kenelsby) and squire graham 118 years into google). He says he started work at 27years - most went into 'service' before their teens. Three successive periods are of 10 years duration and he apparently began working for the newly wed Beauclerks at age 82! The old bugger must be grinning from ear to ear at his long running jape. Guiness say oldest attested man was 115 yrs old. Lord Henry was a grandson of Nell gwyn and Charles II. It's an interesting factoid but it's main interest is in exposing the monumental depth of human gullibility.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081697328839599639noreply@blogger.com