Even 80 wasn't that exceptional. In 1910 there were over 200,000 people in England & Wales aged over 80; about 1 in 170 of the population. (Calculations based

Even 80 wasn't that exceptional. In 1910 there were over 200,000 people in England & Wales aged over 80; about 1 in 170 of the population. (Calculations based on data from http://www.mortality.org/ http://www.mortality.org/)