Cambridge Coincidences Collection

I lived all my early life in Devon before going to University in the MIdlands. My first job was in Bristol where in 1978, I met my future wife, who had lived there since birth. Eventually came the day when both sets of parents met for the first time. Her father was a pretty laid back sort, but I did notice a fleeting hard look at my dad when the first met. The moment was over in a second and no mention was made and it quickly passed my mind. Many months later I was fitting a speaker in my car and future father in law enquired about it. I said that my dad had given it to me, having been taken out from some telecom installation. Immediately he said that my dad worked for XYZ telephone company, which was correct. It emerged that they had briefly worked together in 1946 when future father in law was on a short transfer to Plymouth.

I was travelling from London to Glasgow in November1988, a man came on the train at Crewe, a lovely cheery man nearly missed the train. I was sitting on a double seat facing the back of 2 seats, he asked if I minded if he sat beside me, as the train was busy. When he heard my accent he said 'you sound as if you're from Glasgow' I said 'Dumbarton' he said 'Oh I was born in Alexandria was brought to England as a child,' that's a few miles from where I lived . so we chatted, he said he was going to Lockerby to visit an elderly aunt ( note date and place) he went on to tell me about visiting 2 aunts in Dumbarton a few years before . One was ill and in fact she died while he was there so went to arrange the funeral mentioned the priest OMG that lady lived near my mother and was an assistant in a local chemist. I knew those sisters very well. I often wondered if he and other aunt survived the Lockerby disaster... I've more... Ellen Brown

This is true. In 1986 whilst serving in the Royal Navy onboard HMS Bristol I was ashore with my mate Lance, in a bar in Kissimmee, Florida. Chatting over a few beers, we realised that we had a mutual mate called Joe O’Driscoll. Joe, an albino and a very popular guy in the Navy, was known to me from when we served together on HMS Coventry in 1981. Lance knew Joe from one of his own previous ships. We spent a few minutes talking about our old friend, swapping funny stories about him, then we decided to move to the next bar along the road. After a drink in that bar, we decided that the first was better and made our back there. Standing where we had been stood not 20 minutes before was Joe, having a beer on his own. Both Lance and I were astounded to see him as neither of us had seen Joe for years and we had no idea he was in the USA. It was if we had some how conjured him up out of nowhere. I must say, I was quite shocked to see him. We all had a great drink together and a fantastic evening. Sadly, this would be the last time I saw Joe. He died some years later without me having a chance to meet up with him again.

I was conceived as one of a twin, my twin miscarried at 3 months. My mum went to have a D&C and luckily had a precautionary pregnancy test and went full term to give birth to me on 8th June 1967. My First son Josh was born 3 weeks late on my birthday 8th June 1994. My mum was born on the 5th June and all our ages currently add up to the same number. Mum is 71 I am 44 and Josh is 17 all add up to 8. We live at number 8 and my daughter Daisy was born on the 8th of September 11. My son Alfie was born on the 5/11 and my partner Sam was born 11/5. Got chatting to a lady a few weeks ago and somehow got onto birthdays and she had the same birthday as her son too but not only that it was also 8th June !! Got chatting to another guy at the same event who also had kids named Alfie and Daisy.