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Julia Lennon

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Julia Lennon

1914–1958

Mother of English musician John Lennon (1914–1958)

Early 20th Century

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Julia Lennon 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, she surrendered the care of her son to Mimi. She later had one daughter after an affair with a Welsh soldier, but pressure from her family made her place the baby for adoption. Later she had two daughters, Julia and Jackie, with John "Bobby" Dykins. She never divorced her husband, preferring to live as Dykins' common-law wife for the rest of her life.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

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1914
Birth

English mother of John Lennon (d. 1958)

March 12 →
1958
Death

mother of John Lennon (b. 1914)

July 15 →

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