a meeting near Boston Mass.(USA)

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I was holidaying with a group in New England,about 15 years ago.We went to a Pilgrim Fathers museum outside Boston.I happened to say to a group member that I knew Boston in Lincolnshire.At that moment,a stranger walked by asking me where I was from.Lincoln I replied(although I live near Bath).He also came from Lincoln,so he asked what part,I told him Swanpool.We then discussed junior school and it turned out that his aunt was my paternal grandmother's best friend!He asked me my surname:Elvin,he recognized it as my father was a local historian,and this man had some of his books! The man'sname was Needham,it transpired that his family were butchers in the market area.When I later saw my mother she confirmed that her father(my maternal grandfather)sold the Needhams their butchers shop many years ago! .....rather a lot of coincidences with a stranger 3000 miles from home! Andy E
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:35:35 +0000Coincidence ID:4179