Walton sextuplets
Walton sextuplets | |
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| Born |
18 November 1983 Liverpool, England |
| Known for | First all-female surviving sextuplets; fourth known set of surviving sextuplets |
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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
[edit]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]
- Hannah Jane
- Lucy Anne
- Ruth Michelle
- Sarah Louise
- Kate Elizabeth
- Jennifer Rose
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Richard Cooke – Pioneering Children's Doctor". By the Dart. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Walton sextuplets come of age". BBC. 14 November 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2007.
- ^ "Facts about multiples: sextuplets". Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ The Waltons at 27 Retrieved 17 June 2011
- ^ The Waltons at 30: Catching up with the famous family as they return to the TV screen Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Sextuplet team meets again". The Times. No. 61697. 23 November 1983. p. 3. ISSN 0140-0460.
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