Wiggin, Thomas, of Carlton in Craven, died 1670, aged
108.

Wakeley, William, of Shiffnal, Salop, died 1714, aged
124. He lived in the reigns of eight kings and queens of
England; and was interred at Adbaston, which is recorded
on a small board affixed to a pillar in Shiffnal church.

Whitfield, Sir John Hermon, of Buckland, Dorset, died
1734, aged 101.

Wilson, James, of Kendall, died 1735, aged 100.

Woodridge, Mrs., widow, of Wapping, died 1736, aged

110.

Wakefield, Dr., of Westmoreland, died 1736, aged 102.
He followed the medical profession through a great number
of years with eminent success.

Wallace, Edward, of Edinburgh, died 1738, aged 101.

Wood, Thomas, of Much Curfield, Essex, died 1737, aged
106. He was parish clerk during the space of seventy-
eight years. He kept his bed but one day, and could see
to read without spectacles to the very last.

Webb, Mr., of Coleman Street, London, died 1743, aged
100.

Welding, Ann, widow, of Northall, parish of Eddles-
borough, Bucks, died 1747, aged 113.

Willis, Edward, of the Charter House, London; formerly
page of the back stairs to William III. and Queen Anne,
died 1749, aged 101.

Wharton, Mrs., widow, of Marsham Street, Westminster,
died 1751, aged 108.

Whittle, Nathaniel, of Barnaby Street, London, died
1751, aged 103.

Whitton, Garrat, a weaver, of Spitalfields, died 1751, aged
102. He never, through his whole life, suffered from sick-
ness, and even at last he was removed without indisposi-
tion; dying suddenly whilst in his ordinary good health.

Warren, Mrs., widow, of Derby, died 1753, aged 104.

Whilan, James, of Birr, near Galway, Ireland, died 1755, aged 108.

Wilkins, Major; died 1756, aged 100. He was imprisoned for debt in York Castle during the long period of fifty years.

Ward, Henry, of Basford, Notts, died 1735, aged 108. At the advanced age of 106, he first took up his "freedom" as a charter burgess for the borough of Nottingham, to which privilege he had been entitled for eighty-five years. The occasion of his so acting at last was the appearance, as a candidate, of a gentleman residing in the neighbourhood, to whom Ward was much attached. He was quite perfect, at the time, in all his faculties, and was carried to the poll with great éclat by his friends, and received with much deference by all parties. He kept for a number of years a public-house in Nottingham; during which time, as well as at most other periods of his life, he was occasionally addicted to the use of strong drink beyond the bounds of sobriety. He left a son who lived to the age of 93. Both Ward and his son were men of short stature, but very firmly built.

Walker, Mr., of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, died 1819, aged

100.

Ward, Jonathan, of Gateford, near Worksop, Notts, died 1845, aged 104.

Wizzal, John, of Ripley, Derbyshire, died 1796, aged 102. He enlisted for a soldier when only 16 years of age, and continued in the service till a very lengthened period, when he was honourably discharged on account of age.

Wilson, Henry, an inmate of Derby workhouse, died 1798, aged 104.

Westmoreland, William, Esq., of Harrowgate, died 1798, aged 99. He enjoyed such an uninterrupted state of good health as to enable him to attend constantly at the "Spa" till within a fortnight of his decease.

Walney, John, carpenter, of Glasgow, died 1757, aged

124. He married eleven wives, all of whom he buried. He had but seventeen children by the whole of these women. He was seldom ill, and retained the use of all his natural faculties to the last.

Wailles, Richard, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, died 1757, aged 100.

Wilson, James, of Kendal, died 1767, aged 100.

Wiley, Nathaniel, of Clogh, near Ballymena, Ireland, died 1758, aged 106.

Wright, William, of Great Dunmow, Essex, died 1760, aged 105.

Wilks, Jane, an English lady, at Bononia, Italy, died 1761, aged 101.

Williams, Elizabeth, of Wrexham, Denbighshire, died 1761, aged 103.

Wilks, Edward, of Boston, U.S., died 1761, aged 109. Wilcock, Elizabeth, of the city of Lancaster, died 1761, aged 104.

Williamson, John, of Pennybridge, Lancashire, died 1701, aged 101.

Watkins, Frances, of Trevethin, Monmouthshire, died 1761, aged 102.

Wicksted, Mr., farmer, of Wigan, Lancashire, died 1763, aged 108.

Wilson, Alice, of Newburgh, Northumberland, died 1763, aged 111.

Wetherby, Rachel, near Stockton-on-Tees, died 1763, aged 110.

Waters, John, of Wells, Somersetshire, died 1763, aged 106.

Wilson, George, of Allenton, Northumberland, died 1763, aged 104.

Wallace, Mr., a gentleman of Scottish descent, but residing at Paris, died 1763, aged 112.

Wilson, Ann, near Aston, Cumberland, died 1765, aged

Whitehurst, William, of Indian Creek, Virginia, U.S., died 1765, aged 107.

Winslow, Thomas, Esq., of the county of Tipperary, Ireland, died 1766, aged 146. He held the rank of a captain in the army in the reign of Charles I., and accompanied Cromwell into Ireland.

Williams, Ann, of the Haymarket, London, died 1766, aged 102.

Wiggins, Mary, of Sherborne, Oxfordshire, died 1767, aged 109.

Wilson, Jane, of Newsteads, Northumberland, died 1767, aged 103.

Waters, Mrs., widow, of Saffron Hill, London, died 1767, aged 103.

Wilford, George, of Pennybridge, Lancashire, died 1767, aged 100.

Wood, Mr., of Thackham Court, Chandos Street, London, died 1767, aged 100.

Wells, William, Rochester, Kent, died 1768, aged 104. Wood, William, a keelman, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, died 1769, aged 115.

Willings, Mr., of Norwich, died 1771, aged 109.

Wickfield, Nathaniel, of Ladridge, Lancashire, died 1771, aged 103.

Wilson, Thomas, Esq., died 1771, aged 103. He was for many years engaged in the African slave trade, in which horrid traffic he acquired a considerable fortune.

Whalley, John, an inmate of Rotherhithe workhouse, died 1772, aged 121.

Watson, Maria, of Poplar, London, died 1772, aged 104. She left a sister aged 102.

Winter, Mary, of Lambeth, Surrey, died 1772, aged 105. Wilson, Barbara, of Whittingham, East Lothian, N.B., died 1772, aged 120.

Wooton, William, of Virginia, U.S., died 1772, aged 111.

Worsam, David, of Plastow, Wales, formerly a cornfactor in Southwark, died 1772, aged 109.

Welder, Ann, widow, of Stone, Staffordshire, died 1773, aged 107.

Widmear, Rebecca, of Deptford, died 1773, aged 115.

Worsley, Mary, widow, of Apsley, Bedfordshire, died 1773, aged 105. She left a son aged 87 years, who followed her as chief mourner to the grave.

Whitten, John, agricultural labourer, of Alresford, Hants, died 1773, aged 107.

Warnford, Isaac, farmer, of Hartley Hill, Berks, died 1774, aged 103.

Watkins, Mary, widow, of Wargrave, Berks, died 1775, aged 105.

Warne, Mr., engraver, of Hatton Garden, London, died 1775, aged 103.

Willis, Eleanor, widow, of Beech Lane, London, died 1776, aged 105.

Willet, Captain, formerly in the West India trade, died 1776, aged 100.

Wilks, Francis, agricultural labourer, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire, died 1777, aged 109. The great age of this man appears so far to have confounded the ideas of the ignorant population among whom he resided, that they believed he had purchased the secret of immortality from some witch with whom he had become familiar.

Watson, John, of Limehouse Park, Cheshire, died 1779, aged 130.

Williams, Jonathan, of St. Giles's, London, died 1778, aged 113. He was a soldier in the wars of Queen Anne. Worthington, Elizabeth, of Newton Regis, died 1778, aged 117.

Wilbraham, Mr., of Epping Forest, died 1779, aged 101. Wilkinson, Sir H., formerly a member of parliament for Cumberland, died 1779, aged 104.