If you add up the ages of all of the D'Cruz siblings, you get a family who is 1,042 years old. The family made the Guinness World Records for "Highest Combined.
20 days, you ve got to stay alive so then we could do it.
Bertyl Condillac 88, quoting her nephew
The D Cruz children were born to Cecilia and Michael D Cruz in Karachi, Pakistan. Twelve kids total, nine girls, three boys.
The lucky dozen eventually, as siblings do, started their own lives and moved to cities all over the world.
Cecilia D Cruz, mother of the 12 siblings who are members of Guinness World Records
Michael D Cruz, father of the 12 siblings who are members of the Guinness World Records
One of the sisters lives in Switzerland, most of the others live in Ontario, Canada.
Another sister, Althea, 82, now known as Ally Pecus, lives in San Diego, California.
If you add up the ages of all of the D'Cruz siblings, you get a family who is 1,042 years old. The family made the Guinness World Records for "Highest Combined.
If you add up the ages of all of the D'Cruz siblings, you get a family who is 1,042 years old. The family made the Guinness World Records for "Highest Combined.
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It s a bit overwhelming when you first meet the D Cruz siblings, simply because there are so many of them. The numbers have gotten them some attention a title in the world-famous Guinness World Records.
There are 12 D Cruz siblings, ranging in age from 75 to 97 years old. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
If you add each of their ages, they total 1,042 years and 315 days. This number earned them the Guinness World Records certificate for the highest combined age with 12 living siblings on Dec. 15, 2020.
D Cruz Family Photo