Julia Lennon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Julia Lennon

mother of English musician John Lennon

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1914

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1958

Profession: waiter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Julia Lennon

  • Julia Lennon (born Stanley; 12 March 1914 – 15 July 1958) was the mother of English musician John Lennon, who was born during her marriage to Alfred Lennon.
  • After complaints to Liverpool's Social Services by her eldest sister, Mimi Smith (née Stanley), she handed over the care of her son to her sister.
  • She later had one daughter after an affair with a Welsh soldier, but the baby was given up for adoption after pressure from her family.
  • She then had two daughters, Julia and Jackie, with John 'Bobby' Dykins.
  • She never divorced her husband, preferring to live as the common-law wife of Dykins for the rest of her life. She was known as being high-spirited and impulsive, musical, and having a strong sense of humour.
  • She taught her son how to play the banjo and ukulele.
  • She kept in almost daily contact with John, and when he was in his teens he often stayed overnight at her and Dykins' house.
  • On 15 July 1958, she was struck down and killed by a car driven by an off-duty policeman, close to her sister's house at 251 Menlove Avenue.
  • Lennon was traumatised by her death and wrote several songs about her, including "Julia" and "Mother".
  • Biographer Ian MacDonald wrote that she was, "to a great extent ...
  • her son's muse".

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