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18 children can you beat this ............
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Sidami | Report | 9 Feb 2005 19:36 |
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Just found out that a family of mine in 1881 had 18 children, can you beat this? How ever did they manage, the father was a joiner, must of paid well. Sue............ |
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Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC) | Report | 9 Feb 2005 19:43 |
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Eh...And where they all " RINGROSE 'S." !!!! ?..... |
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lynnchalmers70 | Report | 9 Feb 2005 19:43 |
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i could't imagine 18 kid's, how ever did she manage? no washing machine, no fridge/freezer, no gas heating, no disposible nappies, no plug in iron, no tumble dryer, no gas cooker, and no computers with genes reunited, nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can bearly manage with all the modern appliances doing the work for me. question:: when did she have time to make babies??????????? |
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Michelle | Report | 9 Feb 2005 21:34 |
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My Great Grandmother had 22 children. M. |
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Sidami | Report | 9 Feb 2005 21:36 |
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lol @ Mike no they were Hardy's this time Mike. How are you still keeping busy? finding all our rellies. Regards Sue................ |
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☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy | Report | 9 Feb 2005 21:37 |
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I've got 16 living kids (not me personally lol) but there are probably more that died who I haven't found yet. |
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valinkent | Report | 9 Feb 2005 21:44 |
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No i cannot beat that but my grandmother was one of 17 Val |
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Michelle | Report | 9 Feb 2005 22:14 |
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22 is so hard to imagine isn't it? like my Nan my G nan was a tiny thing, only 4ft 10, but ruled with a rod of iron. My g nan on other side had 16 children, so we tend to have family everywhere. M. |
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Minnehik | Report | 9 Feb 2005 22:59 |
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In my husband's family (1788) his gg...grandfather had three wives (not all at once of course, he remarried as each one died in childbirth) and he produced 23 kids. It's a nightmare sorting out all the various branches. |
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Mike. The Leicester Lad.(GC) | Report | 9 Feb 2005 23:03 |
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Sue.... With 18 children !!!!! So that's were the saying came from then ?.... " Kiss me Hardy " ....lol :0)) MIKE. ( Very busy still ) |
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Harry | Report | 10 Feb 2005 10:49 |
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Many years ago, when i was a serving policeman, a local chap had 22 children. He refused to get a job because the best one they offered to him only paid half of what he was getting in benefits. At least he was completely honest about it - and who can blame him - certainly not his wife with that number to look after. Best wishes |
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Michelle | Report | 10 Feb 2005 12:07 |
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A woman who came from my home town, ended up having 19 children, Amongst them were 2 sets of twins, a set of triplets and the rest single births...They didnt have much but are a terrifc family and the mum she was so skinny, no bloody wonder *lol* and recently I was talking to my sister and we realsied we never ever saw their father and yes he was it for all of them...figure that out...night owl alright! |
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