Baby Lake Fothergill has given his doting relatives an extra cause for celebration - his arrival has created two sets of five generations on his father’s side of the family.
The 8lbs 1oz tot, who was born at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, has two great, great grandmothers - Mary Spence and Doreen Harvey.
And the baby showed he already has impeccable timing – by arriving on the day great, great grandmother Mrs Spence celebrated her 87th birthday.
Mrs Spence, who lives in Thirsk, said: “It’s wonderful to think Lake arrived on my birthday. He was the best birthday present ever.”
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Lake was born to Teegan Thirling, a nursery practitioner, and Matthew Fothergill, a member of the RAF Regiment, both 20 and from Thirsk.
His grandmother is Matthew’s mother Zoe Young, 44, while his great grandparents are Zoe’s parents Anita Harvey, 61, and her husband Will, 65, from Pickhill, near Thirsk. Mary Spence is Anita’s mother, while Will’s mother is Doreen Harvey.
Anita said: “My mum was over the moon about Lake’s birthday, but how are we going to top that when she’s 88?
“We all think Lake is gorgeous. He was born with a lot of black hair and he looks just like his dad. I’m sure we’ll all be getting called in for babysitting.”
Lake’s other great, great grandmother Doreen, 84, also from Pickhill, said: “Things are very different now for Lake, compared to when I was a child.
"I was a toddler during the Second World War and we couldn’t travel anywhere. I was ten when I first went to the seaside – we went to Redcar.
“We didn’t have computers or anything like that. We were lucky if we had coloured pencils and crayons! Lake will have so many wonderful opportunities. It’s a different world now.”
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