who's child has the most great-grandparents?

[DebitheScot]

My 9 month old son has 5. 3 great-grannys and 2 great-grandads. I was thinking that this must be quite unusual. Or is it? With people living longer now I guess babies are more likely to be born with more great-grandparents.

DS'S have 5 great grannies and 3 great grandads.

wow

mine have none

4 great grammas 2 grammas and only 1 grampa.

How lovely Debi. My children have only have three grandparents and no great-grannies or grandpas. It must be wonderful when you all get together.

wow I thought my DC's were doing well. They have a great-grandad and a great grandmother.

When DS was born he had two great grandads and a great grandma. Now he is 5 and has just one great grandad.

Ahh wow, thats lovely.
My children have 2 great nans but 5 is amazing. How lovely to have a big family.

Not mine - they have a great grandmother and a great grandfather. They have lost 3 in the last 2 years.

Mine have one great grandma.
A friend of mine still had 2 of her own great grandparents when she had her daughter. A combination of long lived women and early child bearing!

wow tiredemma, can't believe ur kids have 8. That's impressive. I was think that the max would be 8 (4 of each) but I guess with step-great-granparents you could have even more

My 3 have 3 great grandmas & 1 step great grandpa. We are an extended family as I'm divorced and with a new partner so I guess thats not that many really

we have 4 generations of males which is fairly unusual. My husbands grandfather lives in quite a rural place (west coast scotland) and the local paper were interesed in the story (not much real news) so my son, husband, his dad and his grandad got a front page story and photo in the Oban Times!

blimey
I only had one living grandparent when I was born! so my children never stood a chance. DH's all died before DD was born. I am just glad she at least has some grandparents, as I always longed for them (my grandad lived on the other side of the world and I only met him once)

one great grandad, who my dc don't know, one lovely great gran, two grans and one grandad

When my ds was born he had 2 grandma's 2 grandads, 2 great grandma's 1 great grandad and 1 great-great grandma but unfortunately she died last year.

on my side dd 1 great grandad, greatnana died last year, 1 nana, grandad and a step nana and 1 great aunt.

On dh side just nana and grandad.

Mine have 2 great-grandmothers. Also a great-great uncle and a great-great aunt.

deb- we are quite lucky to have lots! this is how it works--

me- paternal grandparents still alive ( age 85 and 90) maternal grandmother still alive ( age 85)

Dp- maternal grandparents still alive ( age 70) paternal grandparents still alive ( age 75 and 80)- stepmothers mother also still alive ( age 75)

lots of love showered on our boys!

My dd has
3 great-grandmas (one of which she rarely sees)
2 great-gradads (neither of which she sees) 2 grandmas,
2 grandads and
1 step-grandma..

Both dp and I have lots of aunties and uncles, so she has lots of great-aunts/uncles.

And finally she has
5 uncles and 1 aunt

Needless to say she is much loved and spoilt..

mind you I'm 25yrs old and dp is 27 and we both have young parents so it's not as impressive as it sounds. lol

ds has a living great-grandfather

i'm 36, so that's not bad going i reckon

my DS has 4 Grand Parents, 5 Great Grand Parents and 1 Great Great Grand Mother!!

I also only had one grandparent when I was born, and she died over 15 years ago. My DC have 3 grandparents, but my MIL alone is 82!

MrsJc, I am like you, i only had one Grandparent alive when i was growing up. However, my DS have
1 great granny (old witch)
2 Step- great grannies
3 step great grandads - DH's grandad, his step dads dad, and his gran's DH, whom she hasn't lived with for 15 years but tehy never got divorced, but who isn't DH's grandad. Doea that make sense, cos i'm copnfusing myself here
Also 3 grandmothers and 3 grandfathers
1 Great, great aunt, (99yrs old)
4 great aunts (including one a year younger than DH)
1 great uncle

Cor, am v of you lot with big families. My poor DS has

I granny (my mum) and 1 grandad (DP's dad)
1 great granny (my gran)
1 step-granny (dp's step mum)
2 great Aunties & 1 great Uncle
2 Aunties and 1 uncle
plus DP's step mum's mum & 2 sisters but we don't count them

actually, he's not doing too badly is he?