Wow! - Meet the Woman who has 150 Children, Grandchildren, and Great-Grandchildren.

Meet the 88-year-old woman who was told that she would never be able to have a baby, and now has more than 150 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Emma Derrick, 88, was plagued by rheumatic fever as a child and doctors said it was unlikely she would ever be able to have a child

Emma Derrick, from Bristol, England, struggled to recover from rheumatic fever throughout her childhood and was told having children would be too dangerous. But Mrs Derrick defied the odds and now she has 14 children, at least 46 grandchildren, 90 great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren.

Mrs Derrick’s children (from left) Anthony, Bernise, Ian, Carol, Denis, Pamela, Alison, Colin & Marilyn

The current total of her descendants is 153, ranging in age from Royston, who is 67, to the latest addition, who is almost one. Speaking about her big family, Mrs Derrick said, “When I was a teenager, the doctor told me if I managed to have one baby then I could have a dozen. I kept him to his word. 

Mrs Derrick, who lives in Knowle, Bristol, is pictured with her extended family in 1997

“We weren’t actively trying to defy doctors, it just happened. They are all miracles. I prayed for a baby and it was answered. It can be tough keeping track of everyone but I do love them all. I wouldn’t change any of them. Having family around you is the most important thing in life.”