A GREAT-great grandma is now sitting proudly atop a family tree that spans a remarkable five generations.
The newest addition to the Johnson family, of Grimsby, was born just two weeks ago to add to the 50-something members of a growing family.
Little Esmai Grainge was born to mum Jessica Grainge and dad Daniel Mardling on November 1, just two weeks after another great-granddaughter was born into the family.
Remarkably, great-great grandma Eppy Johnson is just 79 years old.
She admitted she would never have believed that 62 years ago when her and her late husband Christopher had their first child that such a big family would be created.
Between great-great grandma Eppy and little Esmai the generations are spanned by great granddad Graham Grainge, 57, nanna Rachel Deakins, 37, and mum Jessica, 22.
"We have got a lovely big family and we are all so close," said Eppy.
"It still hasn't quite sunk in yet. We see the odd 'five generations' stories in the paper and I am hoping that, at 79, I am one of the youngest great-great grandmas!
"It's an honour to be sitting at the top of our family tree, I had my first daughter at the age of 17 and never dreamed the family would grow to this size.
"You get married and there's two of you, then you have children and it just keeps growing, now there's over 50 of us.
"It's certainly going to keep me busy having another two additions to the family, but I am very proud."
Jessica said: "I'm still getting used to the idea of being a mum, it does make you feel a little bit older.
"We had another baby born into the family just two weeks earlier and we were hoping they might come on the same day.
"Esmai was born 13 days late, so she obviously wanted to have her own birthday!"
Eppy said: "Despite there being so many of us we are very close and look out for each other.
"We all live in the Grimsby area which helps, we see each other regularly and I think the fact that we all have a good sense of humour helps too."
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