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| Grimsby family spans six generations | Grimsby family spans six generations |
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| A second British family have become members of the "six-generation club". | A second British family have become members of the "six-generation club". |
| The family, from Grimsby, include Lily Fitzgerald, 96, and the generations down to her great-great-great grandson Harvey, who was born on Monday. | The family, from Grimsby, include Lily Fitzgerald, 96, and the generations down to her great-great-great grandson Harvey, who was born on Monday. |
| It comes after a family from Bradford became what was believed to be the only family in the UK to span six generations, on Christmas Day. | It comes after a family from Bradford became what was believed to be the only family in the UK to span six generations, on Christmas Day. |
| According to the Guinness Book of World Records the most generations alive in a single family has been seven. | According to the Guinness Book of World Records the most generations alive in a single family has been seven. |
| Read more about this and other stories from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire | Read more about this and other stories from across East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire |
| Mrs Fitzgerald said she was "flabbergasted" to become a great-great-great grandmother. | Mrs Fitzgerald said she was "flabbergasted" to become a great-great-great grandmother. |
| "I cannot fathom how I have got all these generations, but anyway I am thrilled to bits," she said. | "I cannot fathom how I have got all these generations, but anyway I am thrilled to bits," she said. |
| The six generations | |
| Her grandson Stephen Barley, 60, is Harvey's great-grandfather. | Her grandson Stephen Barley, 60, is Harvey's great-grandfather. |
| He said he was very "proud" of the family and all its generations. | He said he was very "proud" of the family and all its generations. |
| "I cannot believe we have reached this milestone - six generations. | "I cannot believe we have reached this milestone - six generations. |
| "We all love each other, we are all from Grimsby in the family, and I just think its good to have a nice story come out of the town." | "We all love each other, we are all from Grimsby in the family, and I just think its good to have a nice story come out of the town." |