John Lennon's parents Alfred and Julia
Lennon inspired the musician's career
before his death on December 8th
1980 The Beatles singer was born to
Alfred and Julia on October 9th
1940 while he was their only child
together Julia went on to welcome three
more children with two other men and
Alfred had two more Sons with his second
wife Pauline Julia died at 44 years old
on July 15th 195 8 just months shy of
John's 18th birthday she was hit by a
car while crossing the street leaving
John traumatized and inspiring him to
dedicate the songs Julia and mother to
her memory John lost contact with his
father for some time before the two
reunited at the height of the Beatles
Fame in the
1960s in
1968 John told a journalist that he had
practically forgotten his father saying
it was like he was dead for Bob spitz's
biography The Beatles the
biography from their love story meeting
as teenagers to their turbulent
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parents Julia and Alfred met when they
were teenagers John Lennon in 1977 in
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the first time Alfred saw Julia was at a
club in Liverpool England when she was
14 years old and he was 15 they later
met again in a park where he had gone
with a friend to meet girls Spitz wrote
in his biography on the Beatles 11 years
after they first met on December 3rd
1938 Julia and Alfred married in secret
after she proposed to him her family did
not approve of the marriage according to
Spitz with her father even threatening
to disown her if she ever lived with a
lover he asked Alfred to show proof that
he could financially support his
daughter but Alfred signed up to be a
Merchant Navy Steward on a ship that
would go to the Mediterranean Sea and
came up short after returning from his
position 3 months later Alfred attempted
to find a job as an Entertainer but to
no avail Alfred was serving as a
merchant Seaman when John was born in
January 1940 Julia found out she was
pregnant however world War II had
started by then and Alfred was called
back to Sea though he sent money home
regularly for spits John was born on
October 9th 1940 while Alfred was still
abroad around the time of his birth
Julia began dating John dykins and soon
the two moved in together even though
she was still legally married to Alfred
Julia's sister raised John John Lennon
Circa 1973 in New York City New York
Vinnie zaanti Getty Julia's older sister
Mary Mimi Smith was there for Julia
since John's birth but didn't always
approve of her parenting choices
ultimately John came to live with Mimi
and was raised in her home though he
frequently visited Julia and dyan's
House nearby John's first wife Cynthia
Lennon wrote in her biography of The
Beetles Star John in July 1946 Alfred
came back to visit Jon and took him to
Blackpool England on
vacation however he secretly planned to
immigrate with him to New Zealand