Ken Weeks

Not to be confused with Ken Weekes.

Kenneth Weeks
Weeks in 2025
Born
Kenneth Loxton Weeks

(1913-10-05)5 October 1913
(age 112 years, 243 days)
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Known for
Spouse
Jean McPhee
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(m. 1941; died 1986)​
Children2

Kenneth Loxton Weeks (born 5 October 1913) is an Australian supercentenarian who, at the age of 112 years, 243 days, is the oldest living person in Australia and is the oldest verified man in Australian history.[1][2] He is currently the second-oldest validated living man in the world, behind João Marinho Neto of Brazil.

Biography

Weeks was born on 5 October 1913 at his grandparents' house, located on Dovedale Street in Grafton, New South Wales, near the banks of the Clarence River. He was the first of five children born to Darcy Edwin Weeks and Dorothy Forster (née Loxton). As a child, his family moved to a riverside farm located in Swan Creek and he later attended Grafton High School. After leaving school he worked for the Model Homes Company that did road constructing work. He followed that up with operating a service station in Brisbane, and in partnership with Charles Alvey in Grafton operated a car dealership. In 1941, at the start of World War II, Weeks married Jean McPhee (1911–1986) and they had two sons.[3]

During World War II, Weeks applied to join the Royal Australian Air Force, but was rejected for medical reasons.[4] He subsequently worked in airfield construction during the war. After the war he set up a radio and electrical sales and repair business which he operated for several years before later replacing it with a milk bar.[5] Weeks's occupations also included truck driver, petrol station operator, and employee at the Grafton Match Factory.

Weeks's wife died in 1986 after 45 years of marriage. He then lived independently until the age of 104. Shortly before turning 105, he moved to a nursing home in Grafton.

He currently lives in Clarence Valley, New South Wales.

Longevity

Following the death of 110-year-old Frank Mawer on 17 September 2022, Weeks became the oldest known living man in Australia at almost 109.[6]

Weeks is a fan of Heinz Baked Beans. On his 110th birthday, Heinz commemorated special cans of beans for him.[7]

Following the death of 111-year-old Olga Abate on 5 June 2024, he became the oldest known living person in Australia.[8]

In October 2025, he celebrated his 112th birthday, making him the first Australian man to reach this age.[9]

On 27 May 2026, following the death of Ilie Ciocan, he became the second-oldest living man in the world.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ken Weeks". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ^ "World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Happy 111th birthday Ken". Clarence Valley Independent. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ Independent, Clarence Valley (8 May 2025). "Ken Weeks oldest Aussie male ever!". Clarence Valley Independent. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ^ Maglov, Stefan (14 October 2024). "Ken Weeks, Australia's oldest man, turned 111". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Australia's oldest man dies aged 110 after contracting COVID-19". ABC News. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  7. ^ ardentwhiddonmain (13 October 2023). "Whiddon & Heinz Australia Celebrate the Nation's Oldest Man, 110-Year-Old Grafton Resident Kenneth Weeks". YourLife. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Olga Abate". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  9. ^ Hinchliffe, Ben (4 October 2025). "Ken Weeks, Australia's Oldest Person, Turns 112". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 5 October 2025.

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