A REMARKABLE resident, who holds the title of Dovercourt’s oldest person, is turning 109 years old.
In 1911 the ocean liner Titanic was launched in Belfast, suffragettes stormed Parliament and Dorothy Armour was born.
Fast forward to present day and women have had the right to vote for more than 100 years, the Titanic has gone down in history and Miss Armour is celebrating her 109th birthday.
Miss Armour, who now lives in Lime Court Care Home, in Dovercourt, is celebrating the milestone today.
The sprightly pensioner attributes her longevity to having lived a healthy lifestyle as a youngster.
Miss Armour was born three years before the start of the First World War in Ilford.
Her first job was working for a shoe company in Finsbury Circus, London.
During the Second World War she worked for the county medical officer at County Hall, in Chelmsford.
After the war she moved back to Ilford where she became a secretary to a bank manager.
Miss Armour moved to Dovercourt in 1972.
Dorothy continued to live independently in the town until moving into Lime Court Care Home when she turned 100.
Sarah Meachen, lifestyle coordinator at the home, said: “ She is such an amazing, sweet lady and an true inspiration.”
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