A FAMILY has become one of the only in the UK with six generations alive at the same time – with one member becoming Scotland’s only great-great-great-grandmother.
The family stretches from oldest member Mary Marshall, 86, to their youngest member Nyla Ferguson, who is just a couple of weeks old.
Mother-of-eight Mary – who was born four years before the start of the Second World War – boasts a whopping 90 grandchildren.
The women are all on the same side of the family, and all except new mum Toni-Leigh work, or worked, as carers for the NHS. All gave birth aged 18 or younger, resulting in the super-sized happy family, who all live in or around Edinburgh. With the birth of Nyla in May, Mary earned herself the title of Scotland’s only great-great-great grandma.
Mary said: “I’m a lucky woman to be honest with you. It’s great to have such a big family. There’s always someone there looking out for you. I’m incredibly happy.”
The family is believed to be the only one in Scotland with six generations alive at the same time. According to Guinness World Records, the most generations alive in a single family has been seven.
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