Nearly everyone in my family had children very late in life, even back in times when this was far more unusual. I often forget this fact, and then find myself startled by how short other families' "generations" always seem to be!
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Both my grandmothers received little surprise packages when they thought they were past it. My maternal grandmother had my mother, her youngest child, at age 40 years, 9 months. My paternal grandmother had my youngest aunt, her youngest, at age 39 years, 3 months. (My parents were 48 & 37 when my younger sister was born.)
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My paternal grandparents were in their mid 40’s and had only one child … maternal grandparents were younger and had more children but grandma died when the youngest was born, she was 31 … forever young …
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41.25 years for me. My paternal grandparents were 43 and 41 and my maternal grandparents were 42 and 39.
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My maternal grandmother was 31 and my maternal grandfather was 35 when their youngest of three (my mother) was born. My paternal grandfather was 27 and my paternal grandmother was 25 when their younger son (my father) was born. I’d say just shy of thirty years.
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Maternal grandparents were 44 and 39 when they had my mom's youngest sister. My paternal grandparents were 48 and 42 when they had the last child who unfortunately only lived 8 days.
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My paternal grandparents were quite a bit older than my maternal grandparents when they married: 39 & 30 (had 5 children) vs. 21 & 19 (had 6 children). The average age for last child is 39.5
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My Paternal Grandparents were 23 and 20 when their last child, my Dad, was born. My Paternal Grandma was only able to have 2 children because of medical issues. On my Maternal side, my Grandparents were 34 and 29 when their last child, my youngest Aunt, was born. So, the average age of all 4 of my Grandparents is 26.5 years old.
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45 for me, like my grandfather was 52 when my mother was born had big families back then lol.
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The average age of mine is 36. My maternal grandmother was 33 & my maternal grandfather was 40 when their last child (my mother) was born; my paternal grandmother was 35 & my paternal grandfather was 36 when their last child (my aunt) was born.
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32.75 yrs. Mum was the youngest in her family and her parents were older than my dad’s were. My mum’s parents were as old when they had their first (GM- 31, GF- 34) as to how old my dad’s when they had their last (GM - 31 [when she had my dad’s half sister]).
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Paternal grandparents were 44 & 41 when their last was born (she wasn’t planned 😅); maternal grandparents were 34 & 31 when their last was born (my mom). So their average ages would be 37.5 years
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Both my grandfathers had daughters with their second wives late in life and one grandmother had a “surprise” third kid late as well. 39.25.
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30 years - paternal grandfather and paternal grandmother were 30, maternal grandfather was 32, and maternal grandmother was 28.
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The average for me was 38 years old. My paternal grandparents were 44 and 42, and my maternal grandparents were 32 and 33.
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My paternal great grandmother was 41 and 44 when she had her 2 daughters.
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Both of my paternal grandparents were 28 when they had their last child, my maternal grandmother was 42 when she had my mother, her last child, and my grandfather had his last child at age 70.
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If you put all four grandparents together, the average is 37 years, but there is a big difference between the paternal average (almost 45) and maternal average (29). My paternal grandparents probably thought they had finished their family almost 10 years before when they were "surprised" with another child....when I was young, such babies were called "afterthought babies."
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GeneaVlogger
What is the average age of your grandparents at the time of the birth of their last child?
For me, it is 34 years. My paternal grandfather was 48 and my paternal grandmother was 37 when their last child was born. My maternal grandfather was 26 and my maternal grandmother were 25 when they had their last child. Both of my parents were actually the youngest of their siblings.
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