Marjorie Rigby. A 102-year-old great-grandmother has spoken of her “relief” after discovering the grave of her still born baby – 76 years after she fell pregnant

The great-grandmother, a retired secretary, found out she was pregnant with her first child after marrying her husband Charlie, who served in World War II, three days after V-E Day.

Marjorie Rigby. A 102-year-old great-grandmother has spoken of her “relief” after discovering the grave of her still born baby – 76 years after she fell pregnant

Her daughter Angela, 70, told SWNS, “My sister who was sitting next to me at the time looked at me, and we thought: ‘Maybe it is possible that we could find where our big sister was buried.'”

Marjorie Rigby. A 102-year-old great-grandmother has spoken of her “relief” after discovering the grave of her still born baby – 76 years after she fell pregnant

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Marjorie Rigby. A 102-year-old great-grandmother has spoken of her “relief” after discovering the grave of her still born baby – 76 years after she fell pregnant

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