Genealogy Chat

I'm one of two. Am I missing out?

I am one of ten but we are nicely even 5 boys 5 girls. Gwen

My Grandfather was one of 11 boys and its b----y murder trying to trace who they all married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gwen

We had 4 girls followed by 2 boys.

I'm one of 12 children, there are 9 girls and 3 boys.

Well I will throw my lot into the picture. My Aunty has 7 children All Boys, she has 2 grandchildren both boys!. My father is one of 16 children (9 boys & 7 girls). My mother is one of 11 (6 girls & 5 boys). I have a total of 27 aunts and uncles (14 uncles & 13 Aunts) I haven't even begun to count the total number of cousins.

Goodness Lorraine! 20!! God help them at Christmas with all the presents!! 20 grandchildren would already be a lot but 20 children PLUS their spouses then their children & THEIR grandchildren too!(the mother started at 17 don't forget)! Doesn't bear thinking about!! Sarah :-)

I had a school friend who was the youngest of 10 and the 2nd oldest, was the only boy. By the time my friend was born, he had already moved out and she has a niece only a couple of years younger than her! Lynn

sarah that one u mentioned is in lincoln my home town. i used to live round the corner from them and at last count there were 20 kids and the parents. needless to say they are quite well known in lincoln and not for the best of reasons some times.

Years ago (but after 1991) I read a thing in the paper (Mail) about a 34 year old couple in the UK - can't remember where - that already had 17 children!! - there were no multiple births & they were all still living - the paper gave details of all the tons of bread & milk etc that they got through in a week. They had 2 or 3 sittings at mealtimes & lived in 3 terraced council houses knocked together. I think the dad was a plumber or something in the building trade. The mum just said she loved children & being pregnant - I guess you'd have to!! My G*d!! - & I sometimes feel overwhelmed with 3!! Sarah :-)

Porsche-mercedes? Either someone likes their cars - or they're running out of names My great Grandmother was one of 9 girls & my nan was one of 8 children - 7 of them girls

Michael, With that many kids she probably needs some kind of sponsorship deal. Perhaps the next one will be named Red Bull or McLaren! Rose

I feel really, really sorry for the one called Porsche-Mercedes. And almost as sorry for the lone male who has to live with 12 sisters! Most extreme example I've come across is one family who had four daughters before the first son.

My s-i-l is expecting her 4th child. The first 3 were boys and the doctor told her there's an 80% it will be another boy because the first 3 were. Rose

My gt grandparents John & Ruth had 7 boys before their first girl. Total 8 boys and 2 girls.

Remove the * http://news.bbc.*co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/5154748.stm What I find amazing is that she only has 1 boy so far. Does anyone else have large families of predominately one sex in their tree? My great grandfather had 6 siblings and only one was a sister. Rose

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