Birthday coincidences

[Jool]

My mom and dad share the same birthday (different years though),  My dad made up so many stories to impress her when they first met that she didn't believe he had the same birthday.

My paternal grandmother was born at the start of the 1st Word War, my dad was born at the start of the 2nd World War, and I was born in 1963 when there was the possibility of war breaking out again - scary 

Jool

[Deb D]

A friend of ours, and his wife, were both born on the same day, within an hour of each other, in the same hospital ... but didn't meet until many years later.  Neither of them believed it at first, until the Birth Certificates were dragged out and compared.

[Siamese Girl]

My grandmother was born on 3 January. Exactly one year later her sister was born. On her 22nd birthday my grandmother gave birth to my mother. It made remembering birthdays easy 

Carole

[Finley 1]

I have a 'twin cousin' we were born same day -- same hospital... and the Nurses swopped us to see the reaction.... We both wonder if we were ever given back to the correct parents.   

xin

[Suzy W]

HI Xinia

My brother was born the same day and at the same hospital as our cousin.  Both mother's were Mrs Lyall.  We always wondered if they were muddled in the nursing hospital.  Mum always said the nurses got it wrong.
Sadly my brother died at six months of age.  Always had that thought if they were switched?  I could still have a brother.  (My cousin is a dead ringer for my father).

Suzy W

[Finley 1]

oooh  I note you are searching in Leicester.. it wasnt Leicester was it?  cos mine was... BUT  I have been assured many many times that it was all a joke.. and we were given back to correct parents...Who were sisters in law so different surnames...
My cousin is too posh to be me  and me well I am just me....  convinced I am me  and reasonably happy that I am..

As we grew we used each others names as our middle names and silly things like that.  We didnt see each other for many years.. when we did however I realised she definately wasnt me....

I do hope that your brother was the correct brother what a shame for your Mom to always wonder....

xin

[Suzy W]

All this happened in New Zealand 1958.  Back then the hospitals were very strict, no new mother was allowed out of bed for two weeks, and babies placed in the nursery, so how on earth would a new mum know if she has the right baby or not?   (Mum lost 3 children and 1 miscarriage).

After a few days the nurses got fed up with mixing up the two boys, and decided to move my Aunt to another ward. Believe it or not the two sister in-laws were right beside each other?  Both with the same surname, both with baby boys born the same day.

Anyway, I think mum ended up with the right child in the end, as my two sisters died from the same heart condition.  (but then again it runs via my fathers side).

I guess this would be a different subject to post as I have gone of topic a bit.

Cheers
Suzy W