Ralph Burgess Tarrant (7 July 1903 - 30 October 2013) was a British supercentenarian who was the from the death of 110-year-old Reg Dean on 5 January 2013 until his own death on 30 October 2013. They got married in Crookes, Sheffield, on 8 July 1933, one day after his 30th birthday. Tarrant and his wife did a large amount of travelling, and his favorite travel location was Capri, Italy, where he and his wife were able to swim with actress Gracie Fields. They also visited other European countries and the United States. Tarrant has two daughters, Brenda and Christine, as well as seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.<ref nameautogenerated1 /> Tarrant smoked until he was 70 and was partial to whisky.<ref nameautogenerated1 /><ref nameDMwhisk/> Beginning in January 2013, Tarrant lived independently in his two-bedroom flat, still cooked his own meals, did his own housework, and did some shopping.<ref nameautogenerated1 />
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