Margaret Maritz

Margaret Maritz
Born (1906-09-27) September 27, 1906 (age 118)
Sutherland, Cape Colony
Known forSupercentenarian

Margaret Maritz (born 27 September 1906, Sutherland, South Africa[1]) is a South African supercentenarian.

Personal life

Margaret was born in Sutherland in the Cape Colony, currently the Northern Cape. She has lived in the Breede River Valley in the Western Cape for most of her life.[2] She currently resides in Touws River.[3] Her age has not yet been verified[3], but if it would be, she would be older than the world's current verified oldest person, Tomiko Itooka.

References

  1. ^ "Western Cape woman celebrates 118th birthday". Mail & Guardian. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Cape's oldest woman at age of 118 years celebrates birthday". IOL. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b Lindeque, Brent (29 September 2024). "South African Margaret Maritz Celebrates 118th Birthday, Among World's Oldest". Good Things Guy. Retrieved 28 November 2024.