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I'm actually kind of surprised that the winners only had nine kids. That sounds like a lot, but even as late as the 1950s it wasn't uncommon for Roman Catholic
by jhbadger 6y ago
I'm actually kind of surprised that the winners only had nine kids. That sounds like a lot, but even as late as the 1950s it wasn't uncommon for Roman Catholic families to have that many kids. My own great uncle (a WWII vet) and his wife had 10 children in the 1940s to 1960s.
- c06n 6y agoBut they had to do in in 10 years. And start with it immediately after Millar's death.
- jhbadger 6y agoAh. I see the problem.
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- InitialLastName 6y agoTo be clear: this is 9 kids in 10 years. It's very difficult to do more than that intentionally, especially in an era where miscarriages are fairly common.
- kergonath 6y agoIt doesn’t change your point, but miscarriages are still very common. I feel I have to say this because there is some stigma associated with them. But they really are not that rare, and often completely independent of the woman’s behaviour (i.e. it happens also often to healthy women who do everything correctly, not only drunkards or junkies).