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August 5 is a special day in the Jones family - with four members, including newborn Jac, all sharing their birthday on that date.

Jac Jones, who was delivered by his dad Ashley at home in Brecon , beat odds of 3,000,000 to one when he was born on the day - which is also the birthday of his dad Ashley, his uncle Adam and his grandfather David.

“We had odds of three million to one at Ladbrokes,” roofer Ashley said.

“I did feel a bit sick when I got told about that.

“I’m not quite over it. I’m going to see if they can backdate it.”

It all happened quickly...

The 27-year-old said it was “a bit of a shock” when Jac came suddenly on the fifth as he was not due until August 14.

And Ashley had to deliver his son in his front room.

“I delivered him in the house at about six in the morning he came so suddenly.

“Beth started having contractions at about half two, then jumped in the bath and fell asleep.”

When she woke up and “went downstairs her waters broke.”

After calling for an ambulance he was told what to do over the phone.

“It went smoothly but it was scary,” dad-of-two Ashley said.

“I shouted a few swear words.”

The family had joked about it happening

The night before he said he had called his brother Adam.

Adam also has a child on the way, and it was his who was expected to arrive early.

Ashley joked with him about the possibility of his sibling’s child arriving on the fifth.

“The next day I called back and told him I had beaten him to it,” Ashley said.

“He didn’t believe me at first until he heard him crying.”

If Ashley has another child he said he will “definitely” go to the bookies beforehand.

“I’d only put a pound on because the odds would be even bigger,” he said.

Couldn't believe it

Adam, also a roofer, admitted he thought his baby would be first because “we had early signs.”

“I couldn’t believe it because Beth had no signs”, the 25-year-old said.

“But two minutes later he sent me a photo. When I went to work I could not concentrate. The stuff I was doing in work that should have taken me two hours was taking me all day.

“I was supposed to be insulating a roof, but I just couldn’t.”

Could it happen again?

Grandfather David Jones said birthdays were going to be “expensive.”

“My first son was born on my birthday and then my next son and I thought, ‘That’s unusual’ and when my grandson was born it was even more unusual again.

“I had a funny feeling about it but did not think much of it and then it happened again.”

David has another son named Nathan whose daughter Chloe was born on August 7 last year.

“She missed it by two days which was a bit unreal,” David, 53, said.

“I would not have thought it would happen again, but I said that last time.”