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Walton sextuplets

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Walton sextuplets
Born
  • Hannah Jane Walton
  • Lucy Anne Walton
  • Ruth Michelle Walton
  • Sarah Louise Walton
  • Kate Elizabeth Walton
  • Jennifer Rose Walton

(1983-11-18) 18 November 1983 (age 40)
Liverpool, England
Known forFirst all-female surviving sextuplets; fourth known set of surviving sextuplets
Parents
  • Graham Walton (father)
  • Janet Leadbetter (mother)

The Walton sextuplets were born at Liverpool Maternity Hospital in Liverpool, England[1] on 18 November 1983 and were the world's first all-female surviving sextuplets, and the world's fourth known set of surviving sextuplets.[2][3] The children are Hannah, Lucy, Ruth, Sarah, Kate, and Jennifer.

The children were born to Janet (née Leadbetter) and Graham Walton and grew up in the family's seven-bedroom home in Wallasey, Merseyside. On 13 June 2011 the sextuplets were featured in the ITV1 programme Moving On.[4]

In February 2015, Janet Walton's book Six Little Miracles: The Heartwarming True Story of Raising the World’s First Sextuplet Girls was published by Ebury Press.

Children

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All six children were delivered by Caesarean section at Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Liverpool at 31 and a half weeks gestation.[5] In order of birth the sextuplets are:[6]

  1. Hannah Jane
  2. Lucy Anne
  3. Ruth Michelle
  4. Sarah Louise
  5. Kate Elizabeth
  6. Jennifer Rose

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Richard Cooke – Pioneering Children's Doctor". By the Dart. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Walton sextuplets come of age". BBC. 14 November 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Facts about multiples: sextuplets". Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  4. ^ The Waltons at 27 Retrieved 17 June 2011
  5. ^ The Waltons at 30: Catching up with the famous family as they return to the TV screen Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Sextuplet team meets again". The Times. No. 61697. 23 November 1983. p. 3. ISSN 0140-0460.