Talk:List of British supercentenarians

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[edit] Unreliable sources

I have just reverted a series of edits to List of British supercentenarians by Tripod86 (talk · contribs), because they are all based on a source which requires payment (see Wikipedia:External_links#Sites_requiring_registration), and which in any case is based on user-submitted data, and is therefore not a reliable source.

I'm sorry to undo someone's work, but there is a lot of hype around longevity, and it is important to stick to reliable sources. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:01, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

The site that is linked to has the death registers for the UK, giving the ages of the deceased, which is a reliable source. 86.153.221.46 (talk) 04:53, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Janetta Jane Thomas

I have checked the registers and censuses. She was born, as the article says, in Llantrisant, Glamorganshire. She also died in Wales. However, the GRG on http://www.grg.org/Adams/L/UK.HTM lists her as being born, and having died in the UK, which is incorrect. Many areas of the site where I found the information are subscription only, so I can't use them as sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SiameseTurtle (talk • contribs) 18:25, 11 June 2008 (UTC)