Julia Stanley Lennon (née Stanley) (12 March 1914 – 15 July 1958) was the mother of John Lennon. Julia was known as 'Judy', and was the fifth of five sisters. John was her first child and was the only child of her marriage to Freddie Lennon. She later had one daughter (who was given up for adoption after pressure from her family) with 'Taffy' Williams, and then had two daughters; Julia and Jackie, with John 'Bobby' Dykins. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Liverpool skyline. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A waiter is a person who waits on tables, often at a restaurant. ... Two homemakers. ... Cover of the 1965 single for Thats My Life Alfred Freddie Lennon (14 December 1912 – 1 April 1976) was the father of English musician John Lennon. ... Common-law marriage (or common law marriage), sometimes called informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute is, historically, a form of interpersonal status in which a man and a woman are legally married. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Cover of the 1965 single for Thats My Life Alfred Freddie Lennon (14 December 1912 – 1 April 1976) was the father of English musician John Lennon. ...

Julia was known as being high-spirited and impulsive, but was also musical and had a strong sense of humour. She bought John Lennon his first guitar and encouraged him musically, even though her sister, Mimi Smith, strongly disapproved. She kept in almost daily contact with John, and when he was in his teens he often stayed overnight at her and Bobby Dykins' house. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Mary Elizabeth Mimi Smith (b. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ...

Julia visited Mimi almost daily (even when John was staying at her house) but shortly after leaving Mimi's house one evening Julia was struck down and killed by a car driven by a drunken off-duty policeman, on 15 July 1958. She was buried in the Allerton Cemetery, in Liverpool. Mary Elizabeth Mimi Smith (b. ... For the band, see The Police. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Allerton Cemetery in Liverpool, England opened in 1909 and is still open. ... Liverpool skyline. ...

The Stanley family

According to John Lennon, the Stanley family once owned the whole of Woolton village.^[1] Julia's father, George Stanley, was born in the Everton district of Liverpool in 1874.^[2] Her mother, Annie Jane Millward, was born in Chester around 1875, to irish parents.^[3] Annie's mother hated "the devil's English".^[4] Annie gave birth to a boy and a girl, who both died shortly after birth, and then had Mary (later known as Mimi), Elizabeth ('Mater'), Anne ('Nanny'), Harriet ('Harrie'), and Julia (nicknamed 'Judy').^[5][6] John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Woolton is a suburban area of South Liverpool, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. ... Everton is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside and a Liverpool City Council Ward. ... For the larger local government district, see City of Chester. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

George retired from sailing and found a job with the Liverpool and Glasgow Tug Salvage Company as an insurance investigator. He moved his family to the Liverpool suburb of Woolton, where they lived in a small terraced house at 9 Newcastle Road in the district of Penny Lane.^[7] Lennon would later comment that the 'Stanley girls' were "five, fantastic, strong, beautiful, and intelligent women".^[6] Annie Hane Stanley died in 1945, and Julia had to take care of her father with very little help from Mimi.^[8] Three types of sailor are seen here in the wheelhouse: a master, an able seaman, and a harbour pilot. ... Insurance Investigation : On present days, due to the increased traffic on road, Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) are most common of roads. ... Liverpool skyline. ... Woolton is a suburban area of South Liverpool, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. ... A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ... Penny Lane is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...

The Stanley family had relatives in Eketahuna, New Zealand. Julia's maternal aunt, Harriet Millward, married and moved to New Zealand, and Mimi Stanley/Smith exchanged letters with her cousins over the years.^[9] Eketahuna is a small rural service town, the most southerly in the Tararua District in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ...

Freddie Lennon

Freddie Lennon on the cover of his record.

Alfred 'Freddie' Lennon—always called 'Alf' by his family—was always quick with a joke or a witty line, but never held a job for very long, as he preferred to visit Liverpool's many vaudeville theatres and cinemas, where he knew the usherettes by name.^[10] It was at the 'Trocadero' club, a converted cinema on Camden Road, Liverpool, that Freddie first saw an auburn-haired girl with a bright smile and high cheekbones-Julia Stanley.^[11] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Cover of the 1965 single for Thats My Life Alfred Freddie Lennon (14 December 1912 – 1 April 1976) was the father of English musician John Lennon. ... Cover of the 1965 single for Thats My Life Alfred Freddie Lennon (14 December 1912 – 1 April 1976) was the father of English musician John Lennon. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A female attendant or escort, such as one who shows patrons to their seats in a theatre, church, wedding, or other formal affair. ...

Freddie saw Julia again in Sefton Park, where Freddie had gone with a friend to pick up girls. Freddie, who was dressed in a bowler hat and holding a cigarette holder, saw "this little waif" sitting on a wrought-iron bench. Julia (who was only 14 years old) said that Freddie's hat looked "silly", to which (the 15-year-old) Freddie replied that Julia looked "lovely", and sat down next to her. Julia asked Freddie to take off his hat, so Freddie promptly took it off and threw it straight into the Sefton Park lake.^[12] A nephew later said that Julia could also "make a joke out of nothing", by saying that Aunt 'Judy' (Julia) could have "walked out of a burning house with a smile and a joke".^[13] Sefton Park is in south Liverpool, England. ... A pick-up line is intended to be short and easy method of picking up (i. ... The bowler hat is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown created for Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, in 1850. ... A cigarette holder is a slender tube in which a single cigarette is held for smoking, as opposed to the cigarette case which holds many cigarettes for the purpose of carrying. ... Waif is used to described a very thin (almost unhealthy thin) looking person, usually a woman. ... A wrought iron railing in Troy, New York. ... This article is about the domestic group. ...

Julia often caught the gaze of men in the street. She was attractive and full-figured, with large brown eyes, although standing only five feet two inches tall in high heels. She was always well-dressed and even went to bed with make-up on so as to look beautiful when she woke up.^[12] She frequented Liverpool's dance halls and clubs where she was often asked to dance in Jitterbug competitions with dockers, soldiers, sailors, waiters, and "late-night sharks". She could tell a joke as bawdy as any man, and would often sing the popular songs of the day at any time of day or night.^[12] It was said that her voice sounded like Very Lynn's, whilst Freddie specialised in impersonating Satchmo and Al Jolson.^[14] Julia played the banjo (as did Freddie) and the piano accordion, although neither pursued music professionally. They spent their days together walking around Liverpool and dreaming of what they would do in the future—like opening a shop, a pub, a cafe, or a club.^[14] A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial unit of length. ... High-heeled shoes are shoes where the heel of the wearers foot is raised to be significantly higher than their toes. ... Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ... The Jitterbug is a swing dance, a subset of Lindy Hop, with an emphasis on 6-count moves and fast spins. ... Stevedores on a New York dock loading barrels of corn syrup onto a barge on the Hudson River. ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... Three types of sailor are seen here in the wheelhouse: a master, an able seaman, and a harbour pilot. ... A waiter in a resort setting A waiter is one who waits on tables, often at a restaurant or a bar. ... Ribaldry is the third and somewhat neglected genre of sexual entertainments, something different from either pornography or erotica, yet is often confused with them. ... Dame Vera Lynn, DBE (born March 20, 1917) is an English singer whose career flourished during World War II, when she was nicknamed The Forces Sweetheart. She is best known for the popular songs Well Meet Again, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, and The White Cliffs of... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 19011 – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo) was an African American jazz musician. ... Asa Al Jolson Yoelson (born in Seredžius, Lithuania on May 26, 1886, and died in San Francisco, California on October 23, 1950) was an acclaimed American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ... For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) A modern 5-string banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin adapted from several African instruments. ... Piano accordion A piano accordion is a type of accordion having a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano. ...

Sefton Park, where Julia first met Freddie Lennon

On 3 December 1938, eleven years after they had first met, Julia married Freddie after proposing to him.^[15] They were married in a Register office (none of Julia's family were there) and Julia wrote 'cinema usherette' on the marriage certificate as her occupation, even though she had never been one.^[13] They spent their honeymoon eating at Reece's restaurant in Clayton Square (which is where John Lennon would later celebrate after his marriage to Cynthia Powell) and then went to a cinema.^[16][13] Julia walked into 9 Newcastle Road waving the marriage licence and said, "There!—I've married him."^[17] This was an act of defiance against her father, who had threatened to disown her if she cohabitated with a lover.^[10] On their wedding night Julia stayed at the Stanley's house and Freddie went back to his rooming house. The next day Freddie went back to sea for three months, on a ship headed for the West Indies.^[13] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2852x2107, 1458 KB)[edit] Summary View of Sefton Park by Rob [edit] Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2852x2107, 1458 KB)[edit] Summary View of Sefton Park by Rob [edit] Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version... Sefton Park is in south Liverpool, England. ... Cover of the 1965 single for Thats My Life Alfred Freddie Lennon (14 December 1912 – 1 April 1976) was the father of English musician John Lennon. ... Alfred Freddie Lennon (14 December 1912—1 April 1976) was the Father of British musician John Lennon. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In England and Wales, The Register Office is primarily the local office for the registration of births, deaths and marriages (BD&M), and for the conducting of civil marriages. ... In some jurisdictions a marriage certificate is the official record that two people have undertaken a marriage ceremony. ... Cynthia Lillian Lennon née Powell (born September 10, 1939) in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. ... Example of marriage license issued in San Francisco A marriage license is permission from a legal authority for the marriage of two people to be performed. ... “Living in sin” redirects here. ... This article is about the marriage ceremony. ... A boarding house can also be called a rooming house (mainly in the United States) or a lodging house. It is a house (often a family home) in which people on vacation or lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ...

The Stanley family completely ignored Freddie at first, believing him to be of "no use to anyone—certainly not our Julia."^[10] Julia's father demanded that Freddie present something concrete to show that he could financially support Julia, but Freddie's only idea was to sign on as a Merchant Navy steward on a ship bound for the Mediterranean. He arrived back in Liverpool after only a few months at sea and moved into the Stanley home in Newcastle Road. He auditioned for local theatre managers as a 'ship's entertainer', but had no success. The British Red Ensign. ... The sommelier knife is an important tool of a sommelier. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

Julia found out that she was pregnant in January of 1940.^[14] Freddie worked as a merchant seaman during World War II and sent regular pay cheques to Julia, who was living with John at 9 Newcastle Road. The cheques stopped when Freddie went AWOL in 1943.^[8] In most seafaring countries, the merchant marine (or merchant navy) is a fleet of ships used for commerce that sometimes complements the navy. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... AWOL (pronounced a-wall) is an acronym for the United States and other armed forces expression Absent WithOut Leave or Absence Without Official Leave. The United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy use the term Unauthorized Absence (UA) instead. ...

John

John Lennon was born on 9 October 1940 in the second-floor ward of the Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in Liverpool, during the course of a German air raid in World War II. Julia's eldest sister, Mimi, phoned the hospital and was told that Julia had given birth to a boy. Mimi made her way to the hospital during the air raid—dodging in and out of doorways to avoid the shrapnel—and running "as fast as my legs could carry me". John was named after his paternal grandfather and Winston Churchill. Freddie Lennon was not present at John's birth, as he was away at sea.^[18][19] John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ... It has been suggested that Fragmentation (weaponry) be merged into this article or section. ... A father is the male parent of a child. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman, soldier and author. ...

After comments about the still-married Julia 'living in sin' with Bobby Dykins, and considerable pressure from Mimi—who twice contacted Liverpool's Social Services to complain about John sleeping in the same bed as Julia and Dykins—Julia reluctantly handed the care of John over to Mimi.^[20][21] The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... In the United States, the term child welfare is used to describe a set of government services designed to protect children and encourage family stability. ...

The 10-year-old Lennon outside Mendips - George and Mimi Smith's home.

In July 1946, Freddie visited Mimi's house at 251 Menlove Avenue and took John to Blackpool for a long holiday—although secretly intending to emigrate to New Zealand with him.^[22] Julia and Dykins found out and followed them to Blackpool. Freddie asked Julia to go with them both to New Zealand, but Julia refused. After a heated argument Freddie said the five-year-old John had to choose between Julia or him. John chose Freddie (twice) and then Julia walked away, but in the end John (crying) followed her.^[23] Freddie lost contact with the family until Beatlemania, when he and John met again.^[24] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 549 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1837 × 2007 pixel, file size: 723 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 549 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1837 × 2007 pixel, file size: 723 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. ... 251 Menlove Avenue, named Mendips, is a National Trust property in south Liverpool, England, and was the childhood home of John Lennon. ... It has been suggested that South Shore, Blackpool be merged into this article or section. ... The Beatles arrival at Americas JFK Airport in 1964 has proved a particularly enduring image of Beatlemania. ...

Julia took John back to her house and enrolled him in a local school, but after few weeks she handed him back to Mimi.^[23] John then lived continuously at 'Mendips', in the smallest bedroom above the front door.^[25][26] Julia later bought John his first guitar—after he had pestered her incessantly for weeks—but insisted that it had to be delivered to her house and not to Mimi's.^[27] As John had difficulty learning chords, she taught him banjo chords, which were simpler. She also later taught John how to play the piano accordion.^[28][29] She also played Elvis Presley's records to John, and would dance around her kitchen with him.^[30] For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) A modern 5-string banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin adapted from several African instruments. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...

In 1957, when The Quarrymen (with Paul McCartney and George Harrison) played at St. Barnabas Hall, Penny Lane, Julia turned up to watch them. After each song Julia would clap and whistle louder than everyone else, and was seen "swaying and dancing" throughout the whole concert.^[31] John frequently visited Julia's house during that period, detailing his anxieties and problems, with Julia giving John encouragement to stay with music over Mimi's objections.^[31] The Quarry Men (sometimes Quarrymen) were a little-known skiffle group formed around Liverpool, England in March 1957 by John Lennon. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of the Beatles. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Penny Lane is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. ...

Victoria

As Freddie was often away at sea, Julia started going out to dance halls. In 1942, she met a Welsh soldier named 'Taffy' Williams who was stationed in the barracks at Mossley Hill.^[32] Freddie Lennon blamed himself for this, as he had written letters telling Julia that because there was a war on, she should go out and enjoy herself. After an evening out, Julia would often give the young John a piece of chocolate or shortcrust pastry the next morning for breakfast.^[32] She became pregnant by Williams in late 1944, though first claiming that she had been raped by an unknown soldier.^[33] Williams refused to live with Julia—who was still married to Freddie—until she gave up John, which Julia refused to do.^[34] When Freddie Lennon eventually came home in 1944 he offered to look after Julia, John, and the expected baby, but Julia rejected the idea.^[35] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Taffy is a sometimes pejorative term for a Welsh person or thing. ... A barracks housing conscripts of Norrbottens regemente in Boden, Sweden. ... Mossley Hill is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Shortcrust pastry is a type of pastry often used for the base of a tart or a pie. ... A pregnant woman Pregnancy is the process by which a mammalian female carries a live offspring from conception until it develops to the point where the offspring is capable of living outside the womb. ...

Freddie took John to his brother Sydney's house, in the Liverpool suburb of Maghull, a few months before Julia came to term.^[35] Julia gave birth to a daughter, Victoria Elizabeth, in the Elmswood Nursing Home on 19 June 1945^[36] Victoria was subsequently given up for adoption to a Norwegian Salvation Army Captain (Peder and Margaret Pedersen) after intense pressure from Julia's family.^[35][37] John was not told about Victoria—who was later re-named Ingrid—and supposedly never knew of her existence.^[23] Maghull is a town in Sefton, Merseyside, England, within the traditional borders of Lancashire, and on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. ... Birth is the process in animals by which an offspring is shot out from the body of its mama. ... Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a non-military evangelical Christian organization founded in 1865 by one time Methodist minister William Booth. ...

John 'Bobby' Dykins

A painting Lennon made at 11-years-old, which was featured on Walls and Bridges.

Julia met John 'Bobby' Dykins a year before Victoria's birth, when they were both having affairs with other people.^[38] Dykins was a good-looking, well-dressed man who was several years older than Julia and worked at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool as a wine steward.^[39] Dykins enjoyed luxuries, and had access to rationed goods like alcohol, chocolate, silks and cigarettes, which was what attracted Julia to him.^[40] The Stanley children called him "Spiv", because of his pencil-thin moustache, margarine-coated hair, and pork-pie hat, but the young John Lennon called him "Twitchy" because of a physical tic/nervous cough that Dykins had.^[40] Julia's family and friends remembered that Dykins also had a fiery temperament, which could result in his being violent when drunk. John remembered a later visit to Mimi's when Julia's face was bleeding after being hit by Dykins.^[40] Cover of the John Lennon album Walls And Bridges. ... Cover of the John Lennon album Walls And Bridges. ... Walls and Bridges is an album by John Lennon released in 1974. ... An affair is often a euphemism for a situation where two people are involved in an inappropriate romantic relationship. ... The sommelier knife is an important tool of a sommelier. ... Rationing is the controlled distribution of resources and scarce goods or services: it restricts how much people are allowed to buy or consume. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... A pair of dark grey nylon stockings. ... A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Margarine in a tub Margarine (pronunciation: ), as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of butter-substitutes. ... A pork pie hat, or trilby, is a felt hat, dating from the middle 18th century, much the same as a fedora, but with a flattened top. ... A tic is a repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic, involuntary movement (motor tic) or sound (phonic tic). ... In psychology, temperament is the innate aspect of an individuals personality, such as introversion or extroversion. ...

Julia later moved into a small flat with Dykins, although she never divorced Freddie.^[40] Paul McCartney later admitted to being sarcastic to John about Julia living in sin with Dykins while she was still married.^[21] (Although Julia never divorced Freddie, she was considered to be the Common Law wife of Dykins). Julia wanted John to live with them both, but he was passed between the Stanley sisters, and often ran away to Mimi's where she would open the door to find John standing there, "his face covered in tears".^[40] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of the Beatles. ... Sarcasm from Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmos), mockery, sarcasm is sneering, jesting, or mocking a person, situation or thing. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... Common-law marriage (or common law marriage), sometimes called informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute is, historically, a form of interpersonal status in which a man and a woman are legally married. ...

Julia was accused by the family of being frivolous and unreliable—she never enjoyed household chores—and was once seen sweeping the kitchen floor with a pair of knickers on her head. Her cooking methods were also haphazard; she would mix things "like a mad scientist", and even put tea "or anything else that came to hand" in a stew.^[23] Dykins later managed several bars in Liverpool, which allowed Julia to stay at home and look after their two daughters and John, who often visited and stayed overnight, at 1 Blomfield Road, Liverpool.^[41] John and Paul McCartney would later rehearse in the bathroom of the house where the acoustics "sounded like a recording studio".^[30][42] Dykins used to give John weekly pocket money (one shilling) for doing odd jobs, on top of the five shillings that Mimi gave him.^[43][44] A household chore is a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee, related to or used in the running of a household. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into panties. ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... Beef Stew A stew is a common dish made of vegetables (particularly potatoes or beans), meat, poultry, or seafood cooked in some sort of broth or sauce. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is an iconic Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of the Beatles. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Before decimalisation in 1971, a shilling had a value of 12d (old pence), and was equal to 1/20th of a pound: there were 240 (old) pence to the pound. ... Before decimalisation in 1971, a shilling had a value of 12d (old pence), and was equal to 1/20th of a pound: there were 240 (old) pence to the pound. ...

Julia and Jackie

Julia later had two daughters with Dykins: Julia (b. 5 March 1947) and Jacqueline (Jackie) Dykins (b. 26 October 1949)^[45][46] When John was 11 years old, he started to visit the Dykins' house and often stayed there overnight.^[47] Julia Dykins would give up her bed to him, and share Jackie's bed.^[47] Julia remembered that after John had visited them, her mother would play a record called, "'My Son John, To Me You Are So Wonderful', by some old crooner'", and sit and listen to it.^[44] (Julia probably meant "My Son John"—sung by popular singer David Whitfield—which was released in 1956).^[48] Left To Right, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Crooner is an epithet given to a male singer of a certain style of popular songs, dubbed pop standards. ... David Whitfield was born on 2 February 1925 in Kingston Upon Hull. ...

After Julia's death, the two girls (aged eleven and eight years) were sent to stay in Edinburgh at Aunt Mater's,^[49] and were told two months later by Norman Birch (John's uncle) that their mother had died.^[46] When she was older, Jackie moved in with Mimi for a time when Mimi was living in Poole, but left after she became pregnant. She later reappeared when she became pregnant for the second time, and asked Mimi for money.^[50] Julia and Jackie have both said that they wished John had "never seen a guitar".^[50] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ...

Death

The cover of Lennon’s ‘Mother’ single.

Julia visited Mimi's house nearly every day, where they would chat over tea and cakes in the morning room or stand in the garden when it was warm.^[41] On the evening of 15 July 1958, Nigel Whalley went to visit Lennon and found Julia and Mimi talking by the front gate. Lennon was not there, as he was staying at Julia's house.^[51] Whalley accompanied Julia to the bus stop further down Menlove Avenue, with Julia cracking jokes along the way. At about 9:30, Whalley left her and she crossed the road to the central reservation between the two traffic lanes, which was lined with hedges that covered disused tram tracks.^[51] Five seconds later, Whalley heard "a loud thud", and turned to see Julia's body "flying through the air"—Julia's body landed about 100 feet from where she had been hit. He ran back to get Mimi and they waited for the ambulance, with Mimi crying hysterically.^[52] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Lenin and Stalin in conversation Conversation is the verbalization of concepts involving abstractions and concrete objects which make up the reality in which we reside. ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... A traditional conservatory at the Horniman Museum in London A modern Conservatory. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In gardening a hedge is a row of woody plants, generally of one species, used to demarcate spaces. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Julia was struck by a car driven by a drunken off-duty police officer, called Eric Clague, who was a learner-driver.^[53][54][55] When taken to court, the officer was acquitted of all charges and given a short suspension from duty. Julia was buried in the Allerton Cemetery, in Liverpool.^[49] Her gravesite is unmarked, and over the years its location was forgotten until it was recently identified by her daughter Jackie as "CE (Church of England) 38-805".^[56][57] The Drunkenness of Noah by Giovanni Bellini Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of ethyl alcohol to a degree that mental and physical facilities are noticeably impaired. ... A police officer is a warranted employee of a police service. ... An L-plate is a square plate bearing a sans-serif letter L, for learner, which must be affixed to the front and back of a car in many countries if its driver is a learner under instruction. ... A trial at the Old Bailey in London as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin for Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ... Allerton Cemetery in Liverpool, England opened in 1909 and is still open. ... Liverpool skyline. ...

John refused to talk to Whalley for months afterwards, and Whalley felt that John thought he (Whalley) was somehow responsible.^[58] Julia's death traumatised the teenaged Lennon, and contributed to the emotional difficulties that haunted him for much of his life. Julia's memory inspired songs such as "Julia", "Mother", and "My Mummy's Dead". Lennon's first son Julian was named after her.^[54] Julia is a song by The Beatles. ... The single Mother is an edited version of the lead-off track from John Lennons 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. ... John Charles Julian Lennon known universally as Julian Lennon, (born April 8, 1963 in Liverpool, England) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and first son of Beatle John Lennon and the only child of his first wife Cynthia Lennon. ...

Notes

References

• Lennon, Cynthia (2006). John. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0340898283. 
• Miles, Barry (1998). Many Years From Now. Vintage-Random House. ISBN 0-7493-8658-4. 
• Spitz, Bob (2005). The Beatles: The Biography. Little, Brown and Company (New York). ISBN 1845131606. 

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External links

• The Liverpool Lennons
• Lennon family tree - Lennon.net
• Leila Harvey (nee Hafez) – Lennon’s cousin
• ‘My Son John’ lyrics—sung by David Whitfield—1956
• Stanley Parkes’ recollections of his family
• 9 Newcastle Road, Liverpool