family history

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I was born 1941and moved from the north of england to Derbyshire 50 years ago, and was given the names of 5 octogenarians and 1 nonagenerian who may remember my grandparents after they moved into this tiny village in the north of england in 1903. I was to meet up with someone who would introduce me to these 'old folks' but first I decided to seek out a shop or store to buy some sustenance. About 5miles away I found an Asda store and drove into the library car park instead of Asda's. I saw an old lady on her own who had just come from the library and was on her way to Asda. I asked her if she thought it was OK to leave my car there. She said she thought so, so we walked to the store together and chatted. She was very interested in my family history and when I asked her name...Mrs Fowler...she was the name on top of my list and lived across the road from where my grandma and grandad used to live, always had. And she remembered me as a child staying with my grandma, grdad, aunt and uncle. Coincidence or what?
Total votes: 379
Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:52:51 +0000Coincidence ID:4148

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Anonymous (not verified)

Sat, 14/01/2012 - 4:03pm

This is one I heard from a friend. His brother was best-man at a friend’s wedding and the groom gave him a small package which he would need on his wedding night to look after , asking him to return it before they left. Unfortunately after the pair had departed he realised he still had it. He knew the couple were spending their first night at a London hotel before going abroad and believed he knew which hotel it was. So he rang the hotel and asked if there as a couple of this name, not a common one, staying there. Yes, he was told, so he got a taxi to take this to the hotel addressed to Mr and Mrs with the name. When his friend returned from his honeymoon he asked his friend what had happened to the package and he explained what had happened. But, replied his friend, that was not our hotel; we were at a completely different one. So it was a coincidence that a couple of this name should have been at this hotel and he wondered what on earth they thought when they received the delivery

Anonymous (not verified)

Sat, 14/01/2012 - 4:29pm

Would love to know what was in the package!