A British family consisting of grandparents, sons and grandsons were born on the same date ie on May 8.

Likelihood of occurrence equations birthday to all the male family members in three generations is estimated to about 1: 272 910 births.

Ladbrokes family spokesman David Williams said it was extremely rare. If they bet on the birth of his grandson, Benjamin then chances are they are very rich now.

Benjamin is the father of 35-year-old Lee is an engineer isolation from Romford, Essex said he was shocked when the midwife said the expected birth of his son on May 8.

"When they do the scanning and measuring and estimating his son was born on May 8, I just said, it's unlikely, it's my birthday today and my father too," he said.

"We were told very rarely the first baby born at the expected date. It could be early or late, so we never thought my baby would be born on the same day as me and dad," said Lee.

Before birth, the mother named Lisa Baker worked at a bank immediately went to George Hospital in Ilford, who later gave birth to Benjamin 36 hours later with a weight of 3.23 kilograms.

"The staff at the hospital delivery is very deft and satisfying. We do not know will get a baby boy, so it was a pleasant surprise and more special because his birthday together with me and his grandfather," said Lee.

"He was the best birthday gift. When Benjamin was great, maybe he could consider to have a son who was born on May 8," added Lee.

The father, Lee was born on May 8, 1975, weighing 3.52 kilograms and his grandfather was born on May 8, 1949 with the same weight of 3.23 kg with Benjamin.

Happy grandfather, Harry Fox is a former contractor who lives with his wife, Janet said, very rarely one family has a male family member with the same date.

"It's nice when Lee was born with the same date with me. Before I think it was coincidence, but when I told my grandson was born on the same day, then it becomes very unusual," he said.

"We all will hold an extraordinary birthday celebrations later," added Harry.