JohnCenaFan28
12-24-2008, 05:34 PM
A great grandmother has discovered she's been celebrating her birthday on the wrong day for 99 years.
Elsie Aslett's error was only revealed when her family asked for her to receive a telegram from the Queen.
Her family discovered she's been celebrating her birthday four days earlier her whole life when a pensions official spotted a discrepancy on her birth certificate.
Elsie told the Daily Mirror: "It came as a bit of a surprise. But at least it meant I could milk my celebrations for longer."
Elsie was born on December 18, 1908 - registered by her mum, Elizabeth White, at Kennington, London.
Relatives believe her mother Liz, who died at 92 in 1966, simply got Elsie's birthday confused after having eight children.
Widowed Elsie has four grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Elsie's daughter Brenda, said: "It was a complete surprise to her. Everyone always told her she was born on the 14th. Apparently her mum was rather fond of a drink so she may have been a bit confused."
-Nova
Elsie Aslett's error was only revealed when her family asked for her to receive a telegram from the Queen.
Her family discovered she's been celebrating her birthday four days earlier her whole life when a pensions official spotted a discrepancy on her birth certificate.
Elsie told the Daily Mirror: "It came as a bit of a surprise. But at least it meant I could milk my celebrations for longer."
Elsie was born on December 18, 1908 - registered by her mum, Elizabeth White, at Kennington, London.
Relatives believe her mother Liz, who died at 92 in 1966, simply got Elsie's birthday confused after having eight children.
Widowed Elsie has four grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Elsie's daughter Brenda, said: "It was a complete surprise to her. Everyone always told her she was born on the 14th. Apparently her mum was rather fond of a drink so she may have been a bit confused."
-Nova