Mrs. Coomber, of Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent, attained the great age of 101 years the other day. She has raised a family of nine soils arid daughters, the oldest of whom' is now 82 and the youngest 61. Mrs. Coomber, while suffering from an attack of bronchitis 18 months ago, astonished her frionds by recovering when death was believed to be near „at hand. Five of the old lady's sons have been soldiers ; three of them fought in the Indian Mutiny and the Crimea. The relatives of Mrs. Coomber consist of five great-great-grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren, and 30 grandchildren,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14691, 27 May 1911, Page 1 (Supplement)
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