Britain’s Oldest Twins: Thelma & Elma Timeline

Discover the extraordinary story of Thelma Barratt and Elma Harris, the Stockport-born sisters recognized as Britain’s oldest living twins. Born only thirty minutes apart on August 3, 1919, Thelma and Elma experienced more than a century of British history side by side. This family timeline follows their journey from childhood at Alexandra Park School to their first jobs packing and labeling Smith’s Crisps at age fourteen. The video explores their wartime experiences, marriages, family lives and remarkable longevity. During World War II, Elma worked at Fairey Aviation producing parts for the RAF, while Thelma’s husband, Joseph Barratt, became a prisoner of war after being captured in Italy. You will also see rare photographs of the twins as babies, schoolgirls, young women and centenarians. Their timeline reveals how two sisters born in 1919 remained closely connected for more than 106 years, reaching a combined documented age exceeding 213 years. This video has been carefully created through extensive personal research conducted by the Chrono Icons team using publicly available and reliable historical sources. Every timeline is researched, verified, written, edited and assembled by Chrono Icons. Although every effort has been made to ensure historical accuracy, minor mistakes may occasionally occur. If you notice any verified factual inaccuracies, feel free to share them respectfully in the comments. Created, researched and edited by Chrono Icons. Created for educational, historical and storytelling purposes. #ThelmaAndElma #ThelmaBarratt #ElmaHarris #BritainsOldestTwins #OldestTwins #CentenarianTwins #TwinSisters #Longevity #FamilyTimeline #BritishHistory #HistoricalTimeline #ThenAndNow #RarePhotos #Documentary #ChronoIcons