At 100 years old, Margaret Deutsch has seen and experienced a world in constant motion. From her birthplace in Yorkshire, England, to her eventual home in Barbados, she has lived a life shaped by history, adventure, and an enduring pursuit of knowledge.On Tuesday, the centenarian marked her milestone birthday at her St Andrew residence, ‘Bleak House’, surrounded by family and close friends. Among those celebrating with her was President Dame Sandra Mason, who made a special visit to honour the occasion.Noting that his mother’s happiest years have been in Barbados, the centenarian’s younger son, Peter Deutsch, shared that she was born in Yorkshire, Manchester, England, but from a young age was eager to see the world. “She is a Caribbean lady, not much Yorkshire left,” he said.“I think you have to remember that she was born between the First World War and the Second World War, and in England, during the war, it was a very difficult place… She was absolutely convinced that there was a better world out there… and she went out to find it,” he added.Margaret married George Deutsch three months after the Second World War ended, and they had two sons, Peter and Nicholas. In the mid-1950s, the family relocated to New York before moving to Havana, Cuba, as part of George’s work with an American company. In 1960, following the Cuban Revolution, they returned to New York before eventually settling back in England.
