Family beat chances of 20,000/1 to have a boy after five generations of girls

A FAMILY is celebrating the birth of its first baby boy in nearly 90 years — at odds of 20,000/1.

Arnie Ellis is the first male in five generations for the clan, which has produced ten girls over 86 years.

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Mother Demi, 27, from Pontefract, said: ‘Everybody is in awe of him, we’re just so lucky to have him – we’re all obsessed with him’

This week he posed with mum Demi Berriman, 27, gran Donna, 43, great-gran Janice, 65, and great-great-gran Beryl Vaus, 86.

Demi, of Pontefract, West Yorks, said: “Everybody is in awe of him, we’re obsessed.”

Arnie was born two months prematurely last June with health problems including sepsis and gastroschisis, a birth defect where the intestines are outside the body.

At one point he was given just 24 hours to live, but has now recovered after surgery.

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The tot was born prematurely with severe health problems and battled sepsis and gastroschisis – a birth defect where the intestines are outside the body.

Dad Adam Ellis, 21, said: “I was shocked when Demi told me her family was full of girls. I think all dads want a boy.”

All other things being equal the chances of  having ten girls followed by a boy are 2048/1 – but bookies Ladbrokes say the odds of ten girls followed by a boy are actually 20,000/1.