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'''Isobel Varley''' (1937 – 11 May 2015) was a [[Guinness World Records]]-recognized [[tattoo]]ed senior,<ref name="Daily_Mail_12_08_08">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1092407/Body-ink--record-holding-tattooed-British-pensioner-takes-Berlin-storm.html|newspaper=Daily Mail UK|title=Body ink.. record-holding tattooed British pensioner takes Berlin show by storm|date=12 August 2008}}</ref><ref name=Guinness>{{cite book|author=Glenday, Craig|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hLYzvUvPL3MC&pg=PA98&dq=isobel+varley&hl=en&ei=4w30TYOCC8jOgAfj5ZTZCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=isobel%20varley&f=false |title=Guinness World Records 2010: Thousands of New Records in The Book of the Decade!|publisher=Random House of Canada|page=98|year=2010}}</ref> from [[Yorkshire]], [[United Kingdom]].
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She was first named "The World's Most-Tattooed Senior Woman" in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Wired.com|url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/06/44628|date=2001-06-19|title=Tattooed Matron}}</ref>
Varley got her first tattoo, aged 49, at a [[tattoo convention]] at the [[Hammersmith Palais]].<ref name="Daily_Mail_12_08_08" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2008/03/18/people_herts_isobel_varley_feature.shtml | title=Isobel Varley - she's a work of art!|publisher=BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks|year=2008}}</ref>
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According to ''Guinness'' over a ten-year period, Varley had over 200 designs inked, covering roughly 93% of her body in tattoos. She reported that "the only areas not completely tattooed is my face, the soles of my feet my ears and some area on my hands."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isobelvarley.com/h7/my_story_7.htm|author=Varley, Isabel|title=My Story Part 8|accessdate=2011-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-32737824|title=Isobel Varley: 'Most tattooed female senior citizen' dies|work=BBC News}}</ref> Varley also has estimated to have spent over 500 hours decorating her body.<ref name="Guinness_12_05_15">{{cite news|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/5/isobel-varley-1937-2015-most-tattooed-female-senior-citizen-passes-away-378571|title=Isobel Varley 1937-2015: Most tattooed female senior citizen passes away|date=12 May 2015}}</ref>


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== Death ==
|name = Isobel Varley
|image = Isobel Varley.jpg
|caption = Isobel Varley 2010, Tattoo Convention Amsterdam
|birth_name = Isobel Margaret Thorpe
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|05|21|df=yes}}
|birth_place = [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|05|11|1937|05|21|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Stevenage]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
|nationality = British
|known_for = Former World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in [[Guinness World Records]]
|spouse = {{marriage|Malcolm Varley|1960|2015}}
|children = 1
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'''Isobel Varley''' (21 May 1937 – 11 May 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/1423969394587902/photos/a.1445087479142760/1445088912475950/?type=3&theater|title=In Loving Memorey of Isobel Margaret Varley, 21st May 1937 - 11th May 2015 |date=5 June 2015 |publisher=Family Member via Official [[Facebook]] Account of Isobel Varley |access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref> was a ''[[Guinness World Records]]''-recognized [[tattoo]]ed senior,<ref name=Guinness>{{cite book|author=Glenday, Craig|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hLYzvUvPL3MC&q=isobel+varley&pg=PA98 |title=Guinness World Records 2010: Thousands of New Records in The Book of the Decade!|publisher=Random House of Canada|page=98|year=2010|isbn = 9780553593372}}</ref> from [[Yorkshire]], [[United Kingdom]]. She was first named "The World's Most-Tattooed Senior Woman" in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Wired.com|url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/06/44628|date=19 June 2001 |access-date=28 February 2022 |title=Tattooed Matron}}</ref>
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Varley passed away 11 May 2015 at [[Lister Hospital, Stevenage]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref name="The_Comet_13_05_15">{{cite news|url=https://www.thecomet.net/news/family-pay-tribute-to-world-s-most-tattooed-senior-citizen-isobel-varley-from-stevenage-who-passed-away-peacefully-on-monday-1-4072649|newspaper=The Comet UK|title=Family pay tribute to world’s most tattooed senior citizen Isobel Varley from Stevenage who passed away peacefully on Monday|date=13 May 2015}}</ref> after an ongoing battle with [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name="Independent_16_05_2015">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/isobel-varley-worlds-most-tattooed-female-senior-citizen-dies-aged-77-10254931.html|newspaper=Independent UK|title=Isobel Varley: World's most tattooed female senior citizen dies aged 77|date=16 May 2015}}</ref>


== References ==
==Overview==
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Varley got her first tattoo, aged 49, at a [[tattoo convention]] at the [[Hammersmith Palais]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2008/03/18/people_herts_isobel_varley_feature.shtml |title=Isobel Varley - she's a work of art! |publisher=BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks |date=18 March 2008 |access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref> According to ''Guinness'' over a ten-year period, Varley had over 200 designs inked, covering roughly 93% of her body in tattoos. She reported that "the only areas not completely tattooed is my face, the soles of my feet my ears and some area on my hands."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isobelvarley.com/h7/my_story_7.htm|author=Varley, Isabel|title=My Story Part 8|access-date=2011-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702125337/http://www.isobelvarley.com/h7/my_story_7.htm|archive-date=2011-07-02|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-32737824|title=Isobel Varley: 'Most tattooed female senior citizen' dies|work=BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks |date=15 May 2015|access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref> Varley has also estimated to have spent over 500 hours decorating her body.<ref name="Guinness_12_05_15">{{cite news |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/5/isobel-varley-1937-2015-most-tattooed-female-senior-citizen-passes-away-378571|title=Isobel Varley 1937-2015: Most tattooed female senior citizen passes away |website=guinnessworldrecords.com |date=12 May 2015 |access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>
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==Death==
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Varley died 11 May 2015 at [[Lister Hospital, Stevenage]], United Kingdom<ref name="The_Comet_13_05_15">{{cite news|url=https://www.thecomet.net/news/family-pay-tribute-to-world-s-most-tattooed-senior-citizen-isobel-varley-from-stevenage-who-passed-away-peacefully-on-monday-1-4072649|newspaper=The Comet UK|title=Family pay tribute to world's most tattooed senior citizen Isobel Varley from Stevenage who passed away peacefully on Monday|date=13 May 2015|access-date=28 February 2022|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090143/https://www.thecomet.net/news/family-pay-tribute-to-world-s-most-tattooed-senior-citizen-isobel-varley-from-stevenage-who-passed-away-peacefully-on-monday-1-4072649|url-status=dead}}</ref> after an ongoing battle with [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name="Independent_16_05_2015">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/isobel-varley-worlds-most-tattooed-female-senior-citizen-dies-aged-77-10254931.html|newspaper=Independent UK|title=Isobel Varley: World's most tattooed female senior citizen dies aged 77|date=16 May 2015 |access-date=28 February 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090919001235/http://www.isobelvarley.com/ Official web site]
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*[https://tattoovagabond.com/ Tattoo & Piercing]
*[https://howtattoo.co.kr/tshop Tattooist Information]


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Isobel Varley
Isobel Varley 2010, Tattoo Convention Amsterdam
Born
Isobel Margaret Thorpe

(1937-05-21)21 May 1937
Yorkshire, England
Died11 May 2015(2015-05-11) (aged 77)
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
Known forFormer World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in Guinness World Records
Spouse
Malcolm Varley
​
(m. 1960⁠–⁠2015)​
Children1

Isobel Varley (21 May 1937 – 11 May 2015)[1] was a Guinness World Records-recognized tattooed senior,[2] from Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was first named "The World's Most-Tattooed Senior Woman" in 2000.[3]

Overview

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Varley got her first tattoo, aged 49, at a tattoo convention at the Hammersmith Palais.[4] According to Guinness over a ten-year period, Varley had over 200 designs inked, covering roughly 93% of her body in tattoos. She reported that "the only areas not completely tattooed is my face, the soles of my feet my ears and some area on my hands."[5][6] Varley has also estimated to have spent over 500 hours decorating her body.[7]

Death

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Varley died 11 May 2015 at Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom[8] after an ongoing battle with Alzheimer's disease.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "In Loving Memorey of Isobel Margaret Varley, 21st May 1937 - 11th May 2015". Family Member via Official Facebook Account of Isobel Varley. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. ^ Glenday, Craig (2010). Guinness World Records 2010: Thousands of New Records in The Book of the Decade!. Random House of Canada. p. 98. ISBN 9780553593372.
  3. ^ "Tattooed Matron". Wired.com. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Isobel Varley - she's a work of art!". BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ^ Varley, Isabel. "My Story Part 8". Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Isobel Varley: 'Most tattooed female senior citizen' dies". BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Isobel Varley 1937-2015: Most tattooed female senior citizen passes away". guinnessworldrecords.com. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Family pay tribute to world's most tattooed senior citizen Isobel Varley from Stevenage who passed away peacefully on Monday". The Comet UK. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Isobel Varley: World's most tattooed female senior citizen dies aged 77". Independent UK. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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