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The Bunker brothers were born on 11 May, 1811 in Siam (now Thailand), in the province of Samutsongkram, to a Chinese fisherman (Ti-eye)[1] and a half-Chinese/half-Malay mother (Nok).[2] They were joined at the sternum by a small piece of cartilage. Their livers were fused but independently complete. Although 19th century medicine did not have the means to do so, modern surgical techniques would have easily allowed them to be separated today. In 1829, they were discovered in Siam by British merchant Robert Hunter and exhibited as a curiosity during a world tour. Upon termination of their contract with their discoverer, they successfully went into business for themselves. In 1839, while visiting Wilkesboro, North Carolina, with P.T. Barnum, the twins were attracted to the town and settled there, becoming naturalized United States citizens.
This kind of question should always be answered with "ask them what they would like to happen, be called etc."
I think conjoined twins like to be classed as two people who happen to be joined together. I expect that they would insist on buying two tickets. This kind of question should always be answered with "ask them what they would like to happen, be called etc."