Mother-in-law same name

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I came to the UK over 13 years ago for work and met my future husband the first week I arrived from USA. On our first date he took me to Stratford upon Avon for a picnic and I had my passport with me. He asked to look at it and that's when we discovered I had his mothers first and middle name Patricia Ann. My maiden name at the time was Wilson and he was shocked that I had his mothers exact name and said his mothers maiden name was Wolsey giving us the exact same initials PAW before marriage. But it doesn't stop their when I moved in with my soon to be husband the parish in our district was the same church his parents were married in. This means that not only were we getting married in the same church as his parents but now I had the exact first, middle and last name as his mother. Well I guess he followed the saying "You marry someone like your mother". We have been married now for 12 years and his mother and I are very close. It can get funny when we go away together for airports, hotels and spas when we both arrive saying we are Patricia Ann Lloyd.
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:22:00 +0000Coincidence ID:4971

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Anonymous (not verified)

Mon, 16/01/2012 - 1:55am

The son of a woman I used to work with married a woman who shared not only his mother's first name but also her maiden name.