Five generations of Mansfield family celebrate arrival of baby Leo

Five generations on both sides of a Mansfield family are celebrating the arrival of their newest addition.
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Bouncing baby boy Leo Samuel Dunnville was born at Nottingham's City Hospital on March 29 to delighted parents Samuel Dunville and Megan Ingram, and is doing well.

Proud grandma Jenny Dunville, who has run the Alexa Beauty Studio on Berry Hill for 20 years, says the family is "made up because it’s so unusual to have five generations on both sides.”

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“We’re really lucky,” she told the Chad. “We had planned to have our photos together, but that’s obviously not an option now.”

Five generations on both sides of the same family celebrate the arrival of baby Leo.Five generations on both sides of the same family celebrate the arrival of baby Leo.
Five generations on both sides of the same family celebrate the arrival of baby Leo.

Instead of having a big party to celebrate Leo’s arrival, the family have created a collage of themselves, with the newest addition taking pride of place.

And the good news has been spread via Facetime, and the good, old-fashioned telephone.

“We have hung around outside the window to look at him – but it’s not just the same as holding him,” said Jenny, who lives in Farnsfield with husband Lee.

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“But I suppose he’s little so he won’t remember – so that's a consolation.

“My husband's mum and dad haven’t seen him in the flesh yet - but they will. It's worth celebrating - we’re very lucky.”

Both great great grandmothers are in care homes: Avis Wood, aged 98, lives in Nuthall, while Betsy Dunville who turned 97 last week, resides in Mansfield.

“My mum and dad live in the Lacemarket in Nottingham and my husband’s mum lives in Mansfield,” said Jenny. “So as a family we haven’t scattered all that far afield.”

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