Radford family

The Radford family are a British family who first appeared on the 2012 Channel 4 documentary television programme 15 Kids and Counting.[1] Subsequent annual updates focused on the last year in the Radford household; the most recent, 21 Kids and Counting, aired in January 2019. They are commonly known as Britain's largest family, consisting of father Noel, mother Sue, and their 22 children; their 17th, Alfie, was stillborn.[2]

Family

Noel and Sue met as children and had their first child, Christopher, when Sue was 14 and Noel was 18.[2][3] The couple, who got married on September 26, 1992, now live with their family in a former care home in Morecambe.[3] The family owns and operates Radford's Pie Company, also known as Faraday's, a bakery in Heysham which they acquired in 1999.[4][5]

The 2018 programme 20 Kids and Counting covered Sue and Noel's 25th wedding anniversary and the birth of their 20th child.[4][6]

Children

As of 2020, Sue and Noel have 22 children – 11 sons and 11 daughters.[7]

Name Date of birth Notes
1 Christopher "Chris" 7 May 1989 (age 31) In a relationship with Nicole Spencer with 2 children. One daughter and one son. Their names are Maisie-Paige, and Jacob. Nicole is pregnant with their 3rd child.
2 Sophie Rose 13 December 1993 (age 27) Married to Joe Broadley with 3 children. Two daughters and one son. Their names are Daisy, Ayprill, and Leo.
3 Chloe Anne 31 July 1995 (age 25)
4 Jack Richard 9 April 1997 (age 23)
5 Daniel Leon 3 March 1999 (age 21)
6 Luke James 1 October 2000 (age 20)
7 Millie Jo 29 August 2001 (age 19) Has one daughter, Ophelia Jo (2020)
8 Katie Louise 14 November 2002 (age 18)
9 James Edward 16 October 2003 (age 17)
10 Ellie May 6 May 2005 (age 15)
11 Aimee Elizabeth 21 April 2006 (age 14)
12 Josh Benjamin 3 July 2007 (age 13)
13 Max Joseph 11 December 2008 (age 12)
14 Tillie May 2 May 2010 (age 10)
15 Oscar Will 22 October 2011 (age 9)
16 Casper Theo 3 October 2012 (age 8)
17 Alfie Thomas 6 July 2014 (deceased) stillborn son
18 Hallie Alphia Beau 3 June 2015 (age 5)
19 Phoebe Willow 24 July 2016 (age 4)
20 Archie Rowan 18 September 2017 (age 3)
21 Bonnie Raye 6 November 2018 (age 2)
22 Heidie Rose 3 April 2020 (age 10 months)

Grandchildren

As of 2020, Sue and Noel have 6 grandchildren – 4 granddaughters and 2 grandsons.[8]

References
  1. "15 Kids and Counting", Channel 4, retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. Dan Clarendon,"Meet the British Duggars — The Radford Family Has Welcomed 20 Kids, Too!", In Touch, 24 February 2018.
  3. Adam Boult, "The mother from 19 Kids And Counting is now expecting her 20th child", The Telegraph 30 March 2017.
  4. "Britain's biggest family feature in new TV programme", The Visitor, 9 January 2018.
  5. A Bit About Us, The Radford's Pie Company, retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. "20 Kids and Counting, Wed., January 3", What's On TV, 14 December 2017.
  7. Young, Sarah (21 October 2019). "Britain's biggest family reveal they are expecting baby number 22". The Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. Millie Radford @Millieradfordd on Instagram Retrieved 13 September 2020.
Name Date of birth Parents
1 Daisy Mae Broadley 27 August 2012 (age 8) Sophie and Joe
2 Ayprill Louise Broadley 13 October 2014 (age 6)
3 Leo Thomas Broadley 24 December 2015 (age 5)
4 Maisie-Paige Spencer-Radford 1 June 2017 (age 3) Chris and Nicole
5 Jacob Colin Spencer-Radford 31 July 2019 (age 1)
6 Ophelia Jo Radford 10 September 2020 (age 4 months) Millie
7 Baby Spencer-Radford Due 16 July 2021 Chris and Nicole
8 Baby Broadley Due 21 July 2021 Sophie and Joe
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