Large families who have the most children. How and where do large families in Russia and the world live? Kelly and Jill Bates, USA

The largest number of children born to one mother, according to official data, is 69. According to reports made in 1782, between 1725 and 1765. wife of Russian peasant Fyodor Vasiliev gave birth 27 times, producing 16 times twins, 7 times triplets and 4 times 4 twins. Of these, only 2 children died in infancy.

Of our contemporaries, the most prolific mother is considered to be Leontina Albina (or Alvina) from San Antonio, Chile, who in 1943-81. gave birth to 55 children. As a result of her first 5 pregnancies, she gave birth to triplets, all of them male.

Has given birth the most times

She gave birth a record number of times - 38, stated to be Elizabeth Greenhill of Abbots Langley, c. Hertfordshire, UK. She had 39 children - 32 daughters and 7 sons - and died in 1681.

Largest number of multiple births in one family

Maddalena Granata from Italy (b. 1839) gave birth to triplets 15 times.

There is also information about birth on May 29, 1971 in Philadelphia, pcs. Pennsylvania, USA, and in May 1977 in Bagarhat, Bangladesh, 11 twins. In both cases, not a single child survived.

Most fertile pregnancies

Dr. Gennaro Montanino, Rome, Italy, claims to have removed the embryos of 10 girls and 5 boys from the uterus of a 35-year-old woman who was 4 months pregnant in July 1971. This unique case 15-fertility was a consequence of taking fertility pills.

9 children - the largest number in one pregnancy - were born on June 13, 1971 by Geraldine Broadrick in Sydney, Australia. 5 boys and 4 girls were born: 2 boys were stillborn, and none of the rest lived more than 6 days.

Cases of the birth of 10 twins (2 boys and 8 girls) are known from reports from Spain (1924), China (1936) and Brazil (April 1946).

Highest number of surviving twins

In January 2009, an American woman whose weight ranged from 800 grams. up to 1.4 kg. Six boys and two girls were born at 31 weeks of gestation. By this time, the mother already had six children and had never been married.

All the children survived, and the mother, whom the media dubbed the “octomom,” made her record a source of income by starring in various television programs and shows.

The father with many children

The most numerous father in the history of our country is considered to be the peasant of the village of Vvedensky, Yakov Kirillov, who in 1755, in connection with this, was presented to the court (he was then 60 years old). Peasant's first wife gave birth to 57 children: 4 times four, 7 times three, 9 times two and 2 times one. The second wife gave birth to 15 children. Thus, Yakov Kirillov had 72 children from two wives.

The richest grandfather

A resident of Novokuznetsk is called the richest grandfather. And he has 13 children: eleven sons and two daughters.

Waiting for the 19th

Sue and Noel Radford are expecting their 19th baby! Sue Radford is 40 years old and 12 weeks pregnant. The couple and their children live on income from their own bakery; they are proud that they have no loans and have enough money to live.

Sue first became pregnant at the age of 14, her future husband was 5 years older than her. The young people got married and kept the child, they were guided by the fact that both had been adopted at one time.

"Sue and Noel Radford are expecting their 19th baby!" Photo from thesun.co.uk

“It was a big surprise for us. We firmly decided that we did not want any more children, but New Year luck smiled on us again,” Sue Radford told The Sun.

The Shishkin family from Voronezh

There are 20 children in the Russian family of Alexander and Elena Shishkin. They live in a private house in Voronezh with a total area of ​​400 square meters. meters. They have 10 bedrooms, 2 living rooms and a kitchen. The eldest daughters prepare food for the large family, and the other children help them.

The eldest son Alexey is already married, he has 3 children, he lives separately from his parents, the other 19 children live with them.

21 children in the village of Ostritsa, Chernivtsi region

Ukrainians Leonora and Janos Nameni have 21 children. They live in the village of Ostritsa, Chernivtsi region. She gave birth to her 21st child three years ago at the age of 44. Leonora and her 47-year-old husband Janos themselves come from large families. The head of the family has 16 brothers and sisters, his wife has 14.

The woman gave birth to her first son, Jonathan, at the age of 21, and since then additions to their family have occurred almost every year, with twins appearing twice. Now, after the birth of Janos Jr., the family has eleven sons and ten daughters. Seventeen of them live with their parents.

The largest American family

The largest American family has 19 children. Americans Jim Bob Duggar and his wife Michelle have all their children's names beginning with the letter J. Jim Bob and Michelle got married on July 21, 1984. At first, the couple did not at all strive for having many children; their first child was born three years after the wedding.

Jim Bob and Michelle decided to stop there, and Michelle decided to take birth control, but unexpectedly she had a miscarriage. After this incident, the couple no longer avoided the children and decided to trust God. After this decision, Michelle gave birth to children approximately every year and a half.

On American television, the show 19 Kids and Counting is dedicated to large families. The father of the family, Jim Bob Duggar, is involved in real estate and makes good money. In addition, the management of the TV channel on which the show 19 Kids and Counting airs helped the family purchase a house.

Shuya peasant

The family of the Shuya peasant Fyodor Vasilyev (1707-1782) is considered to have the largest family in the world. His first wife, whose name history, unfortunately, has not preserved, gave birth to 69 children: 16 pairs of twins, 7 triplets and 4 quadruplets. In total, she gave birth 27 times. Of the 69 children born, 67 survived infancy.

After the death of his first wife, Fyodor Vasiliev married again; his second wife, whose name we also do not know, bore him 18 more children: six twins and two triplets. As a result, the Shuya peasant Fyodor Vasiliev became the father of 87 children.

The first wife of Fyodor Vasiliev is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most large mother in the world. By the way, about the book.

Brewer Guinness

Brewer Arthur Guinness, founder of the Irish brewing company that bears his name, was the father of many children. His wife Olivia Whitmore gave birth to 21 children, 10 of whom lived to adulthood and three of whom continued their father's legacy.

By the way, many people believe that the Guinness Book of Records has nothing to do with beer. But that's not true. It has, and the most direct one. To resolve disputes in pubs without bloodshed, a source was needed that could be trusted and where all the records would be recorded. The Guinness company began publishing this book for its pubs.

Over time, a reference book that contains all the achievements of people and animals, information about unique natural phenomena and achievements of progress, has become popular all over the world. Large families, of course, also found their place here.

In modern Russia, families with three or more children cause surprise, bewilderment and even sympathy among many. But the most famous large families in history are Russian.

The largest family in history

So, let's begin. Today, the most famous large family is Jim Bob Duggar and his wife Michelle. They produced 19 children. An interesting fact is that all children’s names begin with the letter J. The family lives far from big cities and does not use the services of kindergartens and schools. Children are educated at home. There are clear rules in the house: the father makes a list of tasks and distributes them among the children. Everyone performs their duties and a certain time is allotted for this. The Duggars are a family team.

One of the American TV channels even has a program dedicated to the Duggar family, “19 Kids and Counting.”

Another famous large family is the family of Irish brewer Arthur Guinness. Arthur and his wife Olivia Whitmore had 21 children, three of whom became brewers and continued their father's work. The Guinness beer brand is known all over the world.

The largest family in Russia

Let's return from travels abroad to our native lands, because the most big family in the world, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records, is the Shishkin family from the Voronezh region. Alexander and Elena have 20 children, 9 sons and 11 daughters. Although, many years ago, doctors said that there could be problems with the advent of children. Elena has a negative Rh factor, and Alexander has a positive one, which is not very conducive to motherhood, especially having many children.

The family lives in a large house, which they built many years ago with their own efforts. The house is always impeccably clean and tidy. Older children help their parents with housework and work with the kids. Now there are 10 children left with their parents, the rest have grown up and moved to different cities. The youngest daughter is 10 years old, and the eldest son is 35. He is the father of five children, and in total the Shishkins already have 23 grandchildren.

The world's largest father

Now let's talk about the most prolific fathers known to mankind. The world's largest father with many children now lives in the UAE. Daad Mohammed Al Balushi is getting closer to his life's goal of having 100 children.

In 2012, his ninety-fourth child was born. Daad first married in 1967 at the age of 19, and since then he has had 18 life partners. According to Sharia Law, a man can be married to four women at the same time, which Daad successfully used. The man is proud that he was able to adequately provide for all his wives and offspring. Each of his wives has a house, a car and financial assistance. This is largely possible thanks to the help of local sheikhs who support the “super dad,” as local media dubbed Daad, in his desire to become the father of hundreds of children.

“Super Dad” also wants to enter the Guinness Book of Records. Today, the Sultan of Morocco Moulay Ismail of the first half of the 18th century is considered the most numerous father in world history. According to the Guinness Book of Records, he gave birth to at least 342 girls and 700 boys.

But still, the large number of children in countries where polygamy is allowed does not strike our imagination as much as in monogamous families. For example, the peasant Yakov Kirillov was recognized as the most numerous father in the history of Russia. His first wife bore him 57 children, his second another 15. In total, he was the father of 72 children from two consecutive marriages. In this regard, at the age of 60 he was presented to the court.

The most numerous mother in the world

Of course, we cannot ignore the most heroic women - mothers of many children. So, England, XVII century. Elizabeth Greenhill gave birth to 39 children. She gave birth a record number of times: 37 births of one child and once twins. Elizabeth insisted that if her husband William Greenhill had not died, she would have given birth to two or three more children. The woman had 32 daughters and 7 sons. In the history of mankind, Elizabeth is the undisputed “champion” in terms of the number of births.

Another mother of many children is Chilean Leontina Albina. She gave birth to 55 children, and as a result of her first five pregnancies, she gave birth to triplets and only boys.

The most mother of many children in history is our compatriot, peasant Vasilyeva from Shuisky district. Unfortunately, the name of the heroine’s mother was not preserved in history. It is known that she gave birth to 69 children, all pregnancies were multiple. Vasilyeva gave birth to twins 16 times, triplets 7 times and quadruplets 4 times. She holds the record for multiple pregnancies. An amazing fact for that time was that only two children died in infancy, 67 lived to adulthood.

At different times, at different countries There are families who are not afraid to give birth to a large number of children. And they do not look at external circumstances and life difficulties.

But the youngest mothers do not always have many children. According to the site, in China there is a girl who gave birth at the age of 9, but there are mothers who gave birth even earlier.
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In different countries of the world, families with different numbers of children are considered large. In Russia (in some regions), a family with three children is considered large. Families with a large number of children are everywhere: Europe, Asia, America, Africa. We decided to find out who they are - the largest families in the world? Our list includes only those families in which the children were born to their parents and not taken into care.

10. Jose Maria Postigo and Rosa Peach | 15 children

Jose Maria Postigo and Rosa Peach - 15 children.

This is the largest family in Spain. My parents grew up in large families and had no doubt that someday they would have their own large family. Rosa and Jose Maria lost three children - they were born with heart disease. After experiencing tragic incidents, the parents gave birth to 15 healthy babies. The couple leads an active social life and founded charitable organization. Rose found time to write a book about how to live happily while raising 15 children. In March 2017, Jose Maria Postigo died of liver cancer, and now all the worries about his large family fell on the shoulders of his wife Rosa.

9. The Bonell Family | 16 children

Bonell family - 16 children.

Before meeting her future husband Ray, Australian Jenny had absolutely no interest in marriage, much less children. Now the Bonells are among the largest families in the world, and Jenny is not going to stop, having given birth to 16 children. Over the years of marriage, she suffered 7 miscarriages, but this did not stop mother of many children who loves children. Now Ray and Jenny are raising 7 daughters and 9 sons. For such a number of children, the couple had to get a bus. Despite the difficulties, the Bonells do not rule out the possibility of having another child in their family someday.

8. The Bates Family | 19 children

The Bates family - 19 children.

Kelly, the mother of one of the largest families in the world, gives birth to babies almost every year. She never had twins, twins or triplets. The Bateses are evangelicals, so they do not use contraception. None of the children attend state kindergartens or schools - they were all educated at home. The four eldest sons have already started their own families and live separately from their parents.

7. The Radford Family | 19 children

Radford family - 19 children.

The Radfords are the largest family in the UK. It is noteworthy that Sue Radford gave birth to her first child at the age of 14. Now the couple has 19 children. They both lived in foster families, knew each other since they were seven and dreamed of their big and friendly family. In the summer of 2017, it became known that an addition was expected to the large family - 42-year-old Sue was expecting her 20th child. She already knows it will be a boy. At this point, according to Sue and Noel, they decided to stop - age does not allow a woman to bear more children.

The head of the family, Noel, is the owner of a bakery, where he works from 5 a.m. to late evening to support numerous offspring. The Radfords are completely self-sufficient and do not ask for help from the government.

6. The Duggar Family | 19 children

The Duggar family has 19 children.

The Duggar family is one of the most famous large families in the world thanks to the TV show 19 Kids and Counting, which chronicles their Everyday life. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are the parents of 10 boys and 9 girls. A large family lives in Tontitown, Arkansas. They lead a quiet lifestyle, and their children are educated at home. Older children help parents raise younger ones and perform daily household chores.

Fun fact: All the children in this family have names that start with the letter “J.” The presence of such large quantity Their parents explain the children to a miscarriage that ended Michelle's first pregnancy. The Duggar elders believe that the tragedy occurred because of oral contraceptives. After that they refused to take them. In 2011, the Duggars announced they were expecting their 20th child, but Michelle suffered a miscarriage.

5. Shishkin family | 20 children

The Shishkin family - 20 children.

The largest family in Russia lives in the Voronezh region. The Shishkins gave birth to 11 girls and 9 boys. The father of the family, Alexander, grew up in big family and always dreamed that he would have many children. The elders have already grown up and moved away, and ten younger children now live with their parents. Alexander and Elena can also boast of an impressive number of grandchildren - they have 23 of them. Not everything is smooth in their lives and everyday life for the Shishkins - they have to pay huge sums of money every month just for electricity and water.

4. Guinness Family | 21 children

Guinness family - 21 children.

Irish brewer Arthur Guinness is known not only as the founder of the legendary Guinness brand, but also as the head of a large family of 21 children. Three of the children continued the family business and became brewers following their father's example. By the way, the Guinness Book of Records, popular all over the world, is directly related to the large brewer. One day it was decided to create an authoritative source that would help resolve disputes that arise among pub visitors. At first, the book contained scientific facts, which gradually replaced the amazing and extraordinary achievements of people from all over the globe.

3. Nameni Family | 21 children

Nameni family - 21 children.

The largest family in Ukraine lives in the village of Ostritsa, Chernivtsi region. Leonora and Janos are believers, so they rely on God for childbirth. The older children already have their own families, and Leonora and Janos have six grandchildren. They make a living from agriculture. They don’t expect help from the state; the father of the family works where he can. After the birth of their 20th child, the family was included in the Ukrainian Book of Records, and Leonora received the title of mother-heroine.

2. Greenhill Family | 39 children

Greenhill family - 39 children.

The Greenhill family, who lived in England in the 17th century, is considered one of the largest families in the world. They raised 32 daughters and 7 sons. Elizabeth Greenhill holds an amazing record: she gave birth 37 times to one baby and once to twins.

1. Vasiliev family | 67 children

The Vasiliev family - 67 children.

All fertility records in modern large families pale in comparison to the story of a Russian peasant woman who gave birth to 69 children. Her name, unfortunately, remains unknown. According to information from the chronicle of the St. Nicholas Monastery, the first wife of the peasant Fyodor Vasilyev gave birth 27 times: 16 pairs of twins, 7 triplets and 4 quadruplets. Only two children did not survive infancy. The Vasilievs thus became the most large family in the world.

IN modern world A family with three or a little more children is considered to be a large family. Modern couples rarely think about having a second, much less a third, child, but how would you react if you learned that there are nineteen children in the family?! Meet the most large couples in the history of mankind.

1 Children: 69

Living in the 18th century, the Vasiliev peasant family was noted by the Book of Records as the largest family with many children. Fyodor Vasiliev and his first wife gave birth to and raised 69 children. In total, the woman, whose name was not preserved in the archives, gave birth 27 times from 1725 to 1765. A remarkable fact: after the death of his wife, Vasiliev brought a second wife into the house, who bore him 18 more children. If you count the children from Fyodor Vasiliev’s two marriages, then he had as many as 87 children. According to the most conservative estimates, Vasiliev has already had about 70 thousand descendants to this day.

2 Children: 58

A resident of San Antonio (Chile), Leontina Albino gave birth to 58 children in her life. She gave birth to her 58th child at the age of 55. However, the lives of eleven children were taken by the earthquake. According to unverified data, after this the couple had nine more children. An interesting fact is that she got married at the age of 12 for 30 year old man. This woman also became famous for giving birth to triplets five times in a row, all boys.

3 Children: 57

In third place among the largest families is the peasant woman Kirillova. The family lived in the 18th century. This woman gave birth to 57 children in her life, and she was delivered only 21 times. Of these, 4 times she gave birth to 4 children at once. Very little was known about this family, it was even believed that the story was embellished, but for one court hearing documents were brought up that actually confirmed that the Kirillov family had 57 children.

4 Children: 53

This woman was born in 1448, and became famous for having given birth to 53 children by the age of 50. In total, she gave birth 29 times, and once gave birth to 7 children at once. Unfortunately, out of 53 children, 19 died at birth, perhaps this was the norm for the 15th century, but the remaining 36 children successfully grew up and reached adulthood.

5 Children: 39

A couple from England, William and Elizabeth Greenhill, who lived in the 17th century, raised a total of 39 children. The woman herself holds the record for the number of successful births: 37 times she gave birth to one child and once gave birth to twins. The 39th child was born when Elizabeth was 54 years old, and her husband passed away shortly before giving birth.

6 Children: 21

The 18th century turned out to be rich in large couples. It was during this period that the youngest 21st child was born to the world famous brewer from Ireland, Arthur Guinness. Ten descendants of this man managed to live to adulthood, and three became successors to the family business.

7 Children: 21

Currently living in America, the Crocker family has 21 children. Wilson and Anna Crocker dreamed of a big family from the first day they met.

8 Children: 21

In Ukraine, the Nameni family is officially recognized as the largest couple. This couple, raising twenty-one children, lives in the village of Ostritsa (Chernivtsi region).