Three Families Under One Roof

Kuey wing lee with his grandson christopher.

Three families under one roof.

Research reveals four per cent of the population 728 000 families have three or more generations living under the same roof. Lee s daughter may wong lee with her children elijah noah. Three homes under one roof gives this big california family companionship and a nicer house. The three women have lived under the same roof with esterlita s husband americo 51 and 15 year old son ethan ever since lita immigrated to queens from her native philippines five years ago.

How one big brood is weathering the pandemic in their markham home. The ng family parents karen and melvin son jason girlfriend jamie and baby addison lives in a multigenerational household in hawaii. We wanted to do the impossible fit three families under one roof. And her daughter upstairs with the kids.

It was until it wasn t. I m glad that i did it but wished. Census bureau data approximately 51 million americans or 16 7 percent of the population live in a house with at least two adult generations or a grandparent and at least one other. Marie clausman lives in one wing.

In 1870 the figure peaked at 608 000. The three women have lived under the same roof with estherlita s husband bill 51 and 15 year old son ethan ever since lita immigrated to queens from her native philippines five years ago. Having three generations under one roof. Her sister in the second.

Under one roof follows the lives of three generations of a middle class african american family sharing a two family house in seattle washington. Three generations under one roof known as multigenerational housing is here to stay. Some challenges for you and your family and comes with a lot of soul searching on if it will be in the best interest of all involved. Having raised three daughters i figured adding a 71 year old in with us would be a piece of cake.

The lee family includes clockwise from top left. Four years ago they all moved into a three storey victorian house in bristol one of a growing number of multigenerational families in the uk living together under the same roof.