Isobel Varley: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
|birth_name = Isobel Margaret Thorpe |
|birth_name = Isobel Margaret Thorpe |
||
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|05|21|df=yes}} |
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|05|21|df=yes}} |
||
|birth_place = [[Yorkshire]], England |
|birth_place = [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] |
||
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|05|11|1937|05|21|df=y}} |
|death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|05|11|1937|05|21|df=y}} |
||
|death_place = [[Stevenage]], [[Hertfordshire]], England |
|death_place = [[Stevenage]], [[Hertfordshire]], England |
||
|nationality = British |
|nationality = British |
||
|known_for = Former World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in [[Guinness World Records]] |
|known_for = Former World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in [[Guinness World Records]] |
||
|spouse = {{marriage|Malcolm Varley|1960|2015}} |
|spouse = {{marriage|Malcolm Varley|1960|2015}} |
||
|children = 1 |
|children = 1 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''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> |
'''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> |
||
== |
==Overview== |
||
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 | |
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> |
||
== |
==Death== |
||
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}}</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> |
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}}</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== |
||
{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
||
== |
==External links== |
||
*{{official|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919001235/http://www.isobelvarley.com/}} |
*{{official website|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919001235/http://www.isobelvarley.com/}} |
||
*[https://tattoovagabond.com/ Tattoo & Piercing] |
|||
*[https://howtattoo.co.kr/tshop Tattooist Information] |
*[https://howtattoo.co.kr/tshop Tattooist Information] |
||
| Line 35: | Line 36: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varley, Isobel}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varley, Isobel}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:1937 births]] |
[[Category:1937 births]] |
||
[[Category:2015 deaths]] |
[[Category:2015 deaths]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:People known for being heavily tattooed]] |
[[Category:People known for being heavily tattooed]] |
||
[[Category:Neurological disease deaths in England]] |
[[Category:Neurological disease deaths in England]] |
||
Revision as of 06:06, 4 November 2023
Isobel Varley | |
|---|---|
 Isobel Varley 2010, Tattoo Convention Amsterdam | |
| Born | Isobel Margaret Thorpe 21 May 1937 |
| Died | 11 May 2015 (aged 77) Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Former World's Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (female) in Guinness World Records |
| Spouse |
Malcolm Varley (m. 1960–2015) |
| Children | 1 |
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
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
Varley died 11 May 2015 at Lister Hospital, Stevenage, United Kingdom[8] after an ongoing battle with Alzheimer's disease.[9]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tattooed Matron". Wired.com. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Isobel Varley - she's a work of art!". BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ Varley, Isabel. "My Story Part 8". Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Isobel Varley: 'Most tattooed female senior citizen' dies". BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Isobel Varley 1937-2015: Most tattooed female senior citizen passes away". guinnessworldrecords.com. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Isobel Varley: World's most tattooed female senior citizen dies aged 77". Independent UK. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
External links
 | This body modification article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |