Oldest age an ancestor had their first child?

[Redroger]

If I can get confirmation on it being the right person, it looks like one ancestor was 31 when she had her first baby in 1725. That would make her 45 when she had her last child in 1739.

I know today women can have their first baby in their 30s but in our ancestors times it tended to be in their early 20s.

My grandfather was 67 when my father's older sister was born. My grandmother  36 at the time. They had been married 5 months!! My father was born 4 years later.
It runs in the family,  Dad 41 when I was born 46 when my brother was born. Mum then 41. To jump forward  two generations,  my daughter was 41 when my granddaughter  was born!

[coombs]

Hi Coombs
Haven't we had a similar thread about this before as I seem to remember posting about this?

Caroline

Is it this thread? Successful Pregnancy age 50/51
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=770275.msg6232712#msg6232712

Although this is more about first pregnancy rather than last pregnancy. Ie having a firstborn at say 30-40.

[Caw1]

No, it's not that thread.

Not sure where it was but I remember writing a post! It could have been on one that was totally unrelated and the posts just went off track!!

It's my age I think - need to eat more oily fish - the grey matter needs some attention!!
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[coombs]

No, it's not that thread.

Not sure where it was but I remember writing a post! It could have been on one that was totally unrelated and the posts just went off track!!

It's my age I think - need to eat more oily fish - the grey matter needs some attention!!
😁😁😁

Hi Caw

Could it be this one?

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=448815.msg6242026#msg6242026

[Caw1]

Hi Coombs

That's the one!

Thanks for finding the thread - not sure how to copy a link like that from my iPad .

Still going to eat more oily fish though. At least I'm not going totally off my trolley - yet!

My Dad was 42 when I was born - not really looked at any ancestors who were old first time parents. I will have to examine my tree.

My daughter 38 when our last grandson was born.

Caroline

[Jebber]

My paternal grandmother born 1845, married 1883, first child, my father born 1886, second  and final  child born 1888.

[pharmaT]

There seem to be a lot of late babies in my family and quite a few having their first child late. Well later than the average age at the time.

My Mum was 41 when I was born, her mum was 39 when she was born (first at 35).  My great gran had her first at 29 and last at 47. I also have several great aunts, great great aunts etc who married  late and had their first at 40 give or take a couple of years.

[denyse_aus]

My mother-in-law was 45 when she had the last of their 13 children. Several of their grandchildren have an aunt & uncle younger than them because mother-in-law was still having children after her eldest 4 were married.

[Regorian]

I reckon she was born in the 1789-1791 gap, she'd still have been 36 when she had her first child.

Isn't it annoying when it seems parents baptised every child apart from the direct ancestor.

Today it is probably much easier for women to have their first child at 35 or older thanks to fertility treatment.

Yes, looking at it all yesterday afternoon, I reckon the 1851 Census age of 61 is correct. I will amend the Tree to show birth year of 1790. Thank you all very much for your input.