Identical twins, 83, have spent their lives sharing jobs, clothes, holidays and playing pranks from velamma 55 Watch Video

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These identical twins have lived the same lives for an incredible 83 years – sharing jobs, holidays, clothes and playing pranks on friends.<br/><br/>Margaret and Maureen Beckwith were born just five minutes apart on July 17, 1940 and have been inseparable ever since.<br/><br/>The siblings went to the same school after failing the 11-plus exam and got jobs as machinists at a dress making factory aged 15.<br/><br/>The mischievous pair regularly played pranks on their workmates by switching places at their machines to see if anyone noticed.<br/><br/>Over the years they have never lived more than a few minutes away from each other and share clothes, holidays and even street names. <br/><br/>Margaret, who is the oldest, lives on Queen Eleanor Road in Northampton while Maureen lives on the next street named Queen Eleanor Terrace.<br/><br/>The twins say they often know when the other is not feeling well and regularly turn up to each other’s houses wearing identical outfits.<br/><br/>Margaret was married to husband Richard – who also had an identical twin Roger – for 55 years before he died in 2017 aged 76.<br/><br/>Maureen also married but divorced her late husband and now dotes on her five grandchildren, including 14-year twins William and Daniel.<br/><br/>Margaret, who has six grown-up children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, said: “My sister and I have always been very close.<br/><br/>“We both went to the same school because we weren't clever enough to pass the 11-plus but it didn’t matter as long as we were together.”<br/><br/>After leaving school the sisters were both hired as machinists at Lincoln Models dress-making factory in Northampton.<br/><br/>Margaret said: “We had the same hair style and wore the same glasses and clothes. People used to get us mixed up all the time.<br/><br/>\