Essequibo’s oldest resident is 104, and still doing laundry

Aug 22, 2012 News

There are not many instances of centenarians still physically active and who would boast of having a good memory.
One definite exception would be Lillian Elliot, who celebrated her 104th birth anniversary on July 31st.
She was toasted by members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and her 10 children.

Lillian Elliott, 104 years old

Aunt Lillian lives with her daughter, Elstob, at Mashabo, an Amerindian community situated on the western half of the Essequibo Coast.
Elstob described her mother as an early riser, who is still active and does everything for herself.
The daughter said that the centenarian still wants to visit her farm despite her age. She does her own laundry, too.
Elliott was born on the July 31st, 1908, at St. Monica, Pomeroon. Her late husband, Theophilus Miguel, died at the age of 65, leaving Aunt Lillian to raise 10 children.
As a struggling mother, ‘Aunt” Lillian, as she is popularly known, worked on her brother-in-law’s farm, cultivating ground provision and corn.
She managed to send her children to school and still attends the same Seventh Day Adventist Church at Mashabo.
Except for a few sporadic memory lapses, Aunt Lillian can only complain of poor vision in one of her eyes.
On any given day, Elstob said, her mother would rise early before everyone and head to the creek, where she takes her bath before enjoying her favorite meal of ground provision.
Her voice still strong, Aunt Lillian has one bit of sound advice… “never consume too much of the over-the-counter drugs, but try herbal medicines instead.”
She has 70 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and seven great-great grands. (Yannason Duncan)

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