One hundred-year-old Jeanie Gracey Dunglinson celebrated her centenary with a party involving five generations of her family.

Relatives gathered at Skitby House, Smithfield, to mark the landmark occasion, with Jeanie standing in front of up to 80 people to thank them for coming.

Jeanie was born in Northern Ireland during World War One and moved to Hayton, near Brampton, after meeting her Cumbrian husband, Ted.

She raised six children, with the family now extending to dozens of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Her daughter, Kathleen Lawson, said: "As a young girl at 19 she met my father, who was stationed in Northern Ireland with the RAF."

They married in 1936 and she moved to Hayton. Ted died in 2006.

Kathleen said: "She's a loving and very caring lady but also a strong and determined lady.

"It's her character and strength that has brought her up to 100 years of age."

Jeanie lives at The Knells Country House residential care home, near Houghton, outside Carlisle.

Kathleen added: "The care home gave a lovely party for her and invited any of her family who wanted to go, and also the residents.

"We also had family and friends gathered at Skitby House for afternoon tea.

"My mum stood up in front of 70 or 80 people to say thank you for coming.

"She couldn't believe all these people had turned up. It brought tears to my eyes."

And the secret to such a long life?

Kathleen said: "She says you've got to get on with it.

"She was born in a time when her aunts and uncles had been in the Battle of the Somme, she was born in the middle of World War One.

"It's about being determined and getting on with what life throws at you."

Jeanie's family thanked all those involved in the celebrations.