A remarkable family milestone has been reached in Edinburgh, where six generations of women are now alive at the same time — a rarity not only in Scotland but across the entire UK.
With the recent birth of baby Nyla, the family’s newest member, 86-year-old Mary Marshall has made history as Scotland’s only living great-great-great-grandmother. The extraordinary lineage spans nearly a century, connecting Mary to her daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, great-great-granddaughter, and now little Nyla.
The family says the moment Nyla arrived, they realised just how rare their generational chain truly is. Having six generations simultaneously alive is exceptional, with only a small number of known cases reported in the country.
Mary’s relatives describe her as the proud matriarch at the centre of this remarkable family circle — a living link across six generations of women, brought together by the newest bundle of joy.
