Coincidences of Borley and Vincent O'Neil

Kate Boreham, servant to Henry Bull, dies in the kitchen - April 1888. Katie, servant to Marianne, sees bottle broken - November 1931.
Kate Boreham and Katie, were both servants at Borley. The e-mail server Nick Rowland used to contact me was kate.ibmbug.co.uk
Kate is the name of my birth mother. Robert O'Neil wrote "Katie bar the door" in a letter to Marianne - January 30, 1946. Unaware of any of the other Kates.
Reverend Foyster married a woman - Marianne - 21 years younger than himself. Reverend Harry Bull married a woman - Caroline - 19 years younger than himself.
Reverend Foyster married a woman - Marianne - 21 years younger than himself. Marianne married a man - Robert - 21 years younger than herself.
Lionel and Marianne Foyster enjoyed theater and acting. I have been a professional actor.
Harry Price wished people to believe he had graduated from Cambridge. Marianne wished people to believe she had graduated from Cambridge.
Marianne and Harry Price wished people to believe they had graduated from Cambridge. The clerics in the Bull family traditionally graduated from Cambridge (except Henry).
Marianne had six children - officially and unofficially. I have six children.
Rumors in 1911 were told that the marriage of Harry Bull to Ivy Brackenbury was bigamous, the bride not having divorced her first husband. Rumors in 1941 were told that the marriage of Marianne to Lionel Foyster was bigamous, the bride not having divorced her first husband..
Trevor Hall reported Ivy's marriage was not bigamous. His research was completed decades after the gossip was taken for fact. Iris Owen and Pauline Mitchell reported Marianne's marriage to Lionel was not bigamous. Their research was completed decades after the gossip was taken for fact.
A rumor was told in 1927 when Harry Bull died that his wife had a sinister part in his death. A rumor was told in 1945 when Lionel Foyster died that his wife had a sinister part in his death.
Mabel Smith wrote a mystery about Harry Bull's death called Murder at the Parsonage. It was never published. Lionel Foyster fictionalized the mysterious events he "witnessed" at Borley called Fifteen Months in a Haunted House. It was never published.
Mabel Smith unsuccessfully looked to Harry Price for help in publishing her book. Lionel Foyster unsuccessfully looked to Harry Price for help in publishing his book.
Neither book by Mabel Smith nor Lionel Foyster was published. Harry Price made his name and his fortune with his two books about Borley.
Dr. Prince investigated the Amherst haunting. Harry Price investigated the Borley haunting.
A writing on the wall was important at Amherst. Writings on the walls were important at Borley. (There are 19 similarities between Amherst and Borley.)
Harry Price lied about his heritage, claiming to be the son of a rich paper manufacturer. His family was poor. Marianne lied about her heritage, claiming to be the daughter of an aristocratic doctor. Her family was poor.
Harry Price worked in a munitions plant during World War I. Marianne worked in a munitions plant during World War I.
Harry Price spent most of his work life establishing foundations and journals supporting the search for life after death. Marianne spent most of her work life establishing programs and writings promoting the quality of life before death.
I did not know of Borley Rectory or of my adoption until two years after my mother's death. Of all the papers available to me, the handful I chose to keep from my mother's things included a page with the words "Borley Rectory," and my actual adoption paper. Everything else has been lost.
Several of Marianne's children came from orphanages and ended up in boarding schools. I ended up in an orphanage and in a boarding school when I was growing up.
Ian was conceived out of wedlock. Marianne told Fisher and O'Neil she was about to have an illegitimate child. Marianne worked for years with unwed parents.
Marianne worked for years with unwed parents. Iris Owen worked for years with unwed parents.
Marianne established "Harbour Lights" for those with no place to go in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. LaCrosse is a barge port on the Mississippi River. "Harbour" is the English spelling of harbor. Ipswich is a seaport.
The computer bulletin board system that published my original request for help with my genealogy was based on the site of the old airfield in Martlesham, England. It is roughly 200 yards from Deben Avenue. Marianne rented a house at 1 Deben Avenue, Martlesham, on September 1, 1945.
Henry Bull died in the Blue Room. Harry Bull died in the Blue Room.
Marianne would stay in the Blue Room. The fire started in the hall beneath the Blue Room, which in turn became the center of the blaze.
Marianne once ran a flower shop - "Jan-quille et Cie." Marianne hated cut flowers, and grew many plants in America.
The name of one of the first people to experience phenomena at Borley was P. Shaw Jeffrey. Marianne's maiden name was Shaw.
The most sympathetic writer on Borley is the prolific Peter Underwood. My name at birth was Peter Richard.
My name at birth was Peter Richard. My natural cousin was present at my birth, and still lives in the same house in which we were both born. His name is Peter.
My name at birth was Peter Richard. The first rector at Borley was Peter de Cacheporc.
My name at birth was Peter Richard. The person who helped me locate my blood brothers is Peter Birchwood.
One of the phenomena at Borley is "an overwhelming smell of incense." Over the years I have tried to duplicate the smell of incense present during a Catholic mass.
My youngest natural brother is named Philip. My youngest son is named Phillip Tyrone. I knew nothing of the other Philip.
In 1994, I had a recurring dream about a stone building with castle-like walls and no interior rooms. In 1997, I visited a castle - a stone building with no interior rooms in Framlingham, home to the Kate that bore me.
Kate Helen Emma are the given names of my birth mother. Unaware of this by my son, my first grandchild was given the name Emma Marie.
If I was to have another girl, I was going to name her Shiela Marie. Unaware of this by my son, my first grandchild was given the name Emma Marie.
My second son is named Michael Sean. Unaware of each other, my youngest natural brother named his son Sean Michael.
My second son is named Michael Sean. Unaware of each other, another adopted daughter of Marianne named her son Sean.
One of Marianne's suitors used the name "Maureen" when writing to her. Marianne's son Ian, had a girl named Maureen.
Marianne was married four times. Vincent was married four times.
My mother Marianne was cremated. My bio-mother, Kate, was cremated.
I was adopted. Psychic Eileen Garrett - who found us in North Dakota - was adopted.
My bio-mother was named Kate. One of the characters in the movie "An Urban Ghost Story" is named Kate.
My mother Marianne married a Fisher before leaving Borley. Three of the characters in the movie "An Urban Ghost Story" are named Fisher.
My mother once lived in Woodbridge and had a car. Nick Rowland's uncle, Robin, worked at Whisstocks garage and may have serviced Marianne's car.
My mother once lived at the Queens Head Inn in Woodbridge. Nick Rowland's uncle, Robin, used to have an occasional drink at the Queens Head Inn.
My mother used to live and attend Catholic Church on St Johns Street in Woodbridge. Nick Rowland's grandmother used to live directly across the street from the Catholic Church on St Johns Street in Woodbridge.
My mother was once married to a Fisher who was a salesman for ironmongery. Nick Rowland's family ran a very large ironmongery business in Woodbridge and may have purchased from Fisher.
My father was assigned to a B-17 airbase during WWII. Unaware of my father's history, one of my favorite toys as a child was a model of a B-17.
There are several other coincidences in my life with those of my adopted brother and sisters which I have omitted for privacy reasons.