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Cynthia: •In 1961 Cynthia found a job at the Woolworth’s in the Penny Lane shopping district (Brown, p. 53). •Cynthia's mother had worked as a nanny in Canada (Giuliano. Lost Int. p. 316). •Brian saw to it that, during Cynthia’s pregnancy,
she had a private room at twenty-seven shillings a day. She was
registered under the name of Cynthia “Powell” (Brown,
p. 93). •At a dinner after John’s wedding the wedding party had to wait twenty minutes for a table at Reece’s café. Brian paid the check which cost him fifteen shillings per person. He also offered John and Cynthia use of his apartment on Faulkner street (Brown, p. 83). •Cynthia: "...the total effect of cannabis on myself was a total waste of time and money" (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p. 131). •While Cynthia was living at Mendips in early ’63 her mother decided to move back to the UK. Soon after Cynthia and her mother moved into a bedsitter for 5 pounds a week. She could have afforded much more expensive accommodations (Brown, 97). •Cynthia intended to hire a nanny (Sally Bullock) to look
after Julian when he was five, but John prevented it and claimed
that a child should be raised by the mother (Harry, B. JL Encyclopedia.
p. •When John was home the kitchen would be a hive of creative
industry, the food presented would be fit for a god. When John was
on tour Julian and I were presented with frozen chips, hamburgers,
and peas. •Geoffrey: Tell me about these wild shopping sprees John and Cynthia took you on. Julia Baird: We had whatever we wanted. Jacqui got a pair of leather trousers. It was just clothes beyond what you would normally be able to afford. Expensive, jumpers, records, and things (Giuliano. Lost Int. p. 317). •Cynthia: I cultivated painting and drawing and was rewarded on a number of occasions by The Liverpool Echo printing my work on the Children's Page...my fortune amounted to a pound...a small fortune indeed to a little girl in those days (Lennon, C. Twist, p. 12). •Upon the death of Cynthia's father, a very kind man whom she loved very much, her mother received payment from insurance money and advised her daughter to go to college in Autumn '57 (Lennon, C. Twist, p. 13). •Cynthia stated that the bus fair to Woolton was 'a great strain on the purse'. But one which she was willing to endure to see John (Lennon, C. Twist, p. 21). •When Cynthia's mother left for Canada Mimi offered to let Cynthia reside at Mendips. At the time there were also three male college students living there at the time (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p.60). •When Cynthia was a young girl she used to work every Saturday at the local Woolworth's dept. store to earn pocket money (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p.60). •During college, while living at Mendips, Cynthia worked in the Woolworth's store on Penny Lane (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p.60). •Cynthia has stated that while in Germany John would write and ask her to send the words to a certain song to him.. She would go and buy the record, listen to it over and over, write down all the lyrics, and then send them to John (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p. 62). •My money had run out and I had been forced to apply for Social Security (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p. 70). •Cynthia bought a white beret and French perfume on her trip to Paris with John circa late '63 (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p. 91). •So that was out wedding day in all its glory and quite honestly it beat all the church weddings I had ever been to as a truly memorable occasion. What's more it cost us fifteen shillings. Brian paid for the lunch (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p. 70). •I inquired if I could have a private room, knowing full well that we wouldn't have a minutes peace in the public ward. So for the incredibly low price of twenty-five shillings a day I had my own little room (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p. 87). •Here we were in a five-pound-a-week bedsit with John Lennon's son and heir, absolutely nonexistent as far as the rest of the world was concerned (Lennon, Cynthia. Twist p. 90).
Various Members: •One Christmas Eve John's grandfather (father's side) didn't show up with his wages. John's grandmother reportedly found him at a bar and said, "Get home with your bloody wages!". He had, however, already been to the market to purchase the Christmas goose (P. Lennon, p. 13). •John's Uncle George, when he died at age 52, left his Aunt Mimi £2000 (Harry. JL Encyclopedia, p. 819).
•John's mother, Julia, worked at a printer and stationers for about a year before being released because of her overactive sense of humor and tendencies to play pranks (P. Lennon, p. 19). •Question: Didn't John's half sister Jacquie live with you for quite some time? Aunt Mimi: Yes, but one day she didn't turn up for work, so I looked in her room to find her clothes had gone. No note, nothing to say where she'd gone. After weeks of worry she turned up on the doorstep crying bitterly, "I'm pregnant". After that she stayed for awhile but eventually vanished again. I only heard from her when she got herself pregnant yet again and wanted more money (Giuliano Lost Int. p. 272) •John's Aunt Mater talking to John's sister Julia: "Your Allen is in business. John could set him up if he needed it. For goodness sake, you know John would be glad to help...Look at your cousin Stan, John gave him the money to start up his own garage and now he's doing very well". •At one time John's Uncle Charlie worked at the Barn Restaurant in Solihill. •John's sister Julia: "Quite honestly, if it wasn't for John's great wealth we probably would've been in touch long before now. We would have had a better chance of remaining close if he had been a sheep rancher in Australia or something". •Brian Epstein gave Julian Lennon a rocking horse for Christmas '64. •John's Aunt Mimi moved from Liverpool to Bournemouth in October of 65 to a house John bought for her. •The names Lennon and Linnane, are anglicized versions of O'Leannain, or O'Lionnain, names which historically have been prevalent in Fermanagh and Galway. However, Dublin was the birthplace in 1858 of John's grandfather, John (Jack) Lennon who, like many men of his time, emigrated to Liverpool to seek better prospects of employment (The Beatles Irish Heritage by John Vincent) •Jack (John's grandfather) had a brother a priest who was educated at Maynooth and was eventually assigned in Wallasey, Cheshire. While serving in England, Father Lennon was defrocked and the reasons for his expulsion from the Church were never made public (The Beatles Irish Heritage by John Vincent) •Jack Lennon earned his living, for the most part, as a minstrel singer, taking after his own father who was a known singer in Ireland. Jack's son Alfred, John's father, earned extra money singing as a young man also. •Julia Baird: I'm sure. She [Julia] already had John didn't she? There was no money coming from his father, and Pop (Julia's father) was helping keep them. From what I gather, between my grandfather and Mimi the pressure was on to have the baby [Victoria] adopted (Giuliano. Lost Int. p. 306). •Julia Baird's parents (Julia and Bobby) met when Julia took a part-time job and they met there (Giuliano. Lost Int. p. 309). •Julia Stanely/Lennon listed her occupation as "Usherette" on her marriage certificate with Alfred Lennon because of her love of the silver screen (JL Encyclopedia. Harry, p. 511) •Mary Lennon (Maguire), John's Grandmother, was hired as a housekeeper by Jack Lennon after his first wife died. •Sidney Lennon, John's Uncle, worked at a men's outfitters in Liverpool and rose to the top of the business (JL Encyclopedia. Harry, p. 537). •"Uncle George worked nights and we never really knew what happened". Julia Baird discussing the death of John's Uncle George (Giuliano. Lost Int. p. 311). •Mimi went on a world tour. She went to Hong Kong and brought us all back watches and things...She went to see her family [in New Zealand] and stopped off in Hong Kong on the way back and brought us all stuff back: Julia Baird (Giuliano. Lost Int. p. 314). •Geoffrey: How did John change when he got money? Julia Baird: He was still very family-minded. Geoffrey: People have told me he never really cared much about the money. Julia Baird: I think anyone who asked for it got it. Which prevented a lot of people who maybe would have done from asking (Giuliano. Lost Int. p. 314). •Geoffrey: When he first got money what did he do? Did he run out and buy a big car? Julia Baird: He couldn't drive until he lived at Kenwood. He didn't have a license so he didn't buy a car. I don't know when he bought his Mini. but I know that Harry borrowed it for a time because John couldn't yet drive (Giuliano. Lost Int. p. 315). •Yoko was reported o have said by an Apple staff member, "There's only rich men and rich men's chauffeurs in this life. John is a rich man, and anyone who works for him is his chauffeur. That's how it is." (JL Encyclopedia. Harry, p. 687) •Elizabeth Stanley (often called Mater by the family) originally married Charles Parkes, a naval architect and marine surveyor. She subsequently married Robert Sutherland, a dentist. •When John received £100 from his Aunt Elizabeth Paul reportedly said, "My God, you must have a rich aunt!" (Harry. JL Encyclopedia, p. 844). •When John found (in 1968) out how cramped his Aunt Harriet was in her home (this was the cottage attached to the dairy farm previously owned by John's Uncle George) he told her to go and buy a house for which he would pay. He also told her to furnish it and decorate it and send the bills to him. John's half-sisters also lived in the house (Harry, B. Lennon Encyclopedia, p. 121). •John bought houses for his Aunt Mimi and Harriet. Perhaps for tax reasons the houses were bought through his company (Harry, B. Lennon Encyclopedia, p. 122).
•John's father was offered a job on a whaling ship for two years. The job could have possibly set up a man financially for life. Alfred Lennon turned down the offer when he learned that it was Julia's father who set up the job offer in order to keep Alfred at sea and away from his daughter (P. Lennon, p. 27). •Early in The Beatles' career Alfred Lennon sold his story to Tit Bits for £200. •John's Uncle Charlie invested £200 in Alfred Lennon's song "That's My Life". The money was used by Alfred and his manager to buy a car. •In 1967 John arranged for his father to receive £10 per week allowance until further notice. •When John was two years old Alfred found a job as Head Waiter (Saloon Steward) on the Moreton Bay. •In an attempt to publicize Alfred Lennon with his new record, it was decided that he should go to the dentist for some work on the appearance of his teeth. The bill came to £100 and Alfred was 'hounded' for payment by the dentist for two years (P. Lennon, p. 120). •John's accountant sanctioned a move by Pauline and Alfred Lennon from London to Brighton (P. Lennon, p. 162). •While Alfred was at sea several people approached Charlie and offered £500 if Alfred would give Julia a divorce. Charlie refused the offers on behalf of Alfred (JL Encyclopedia. Harry, p. 490). •In 1970 John announced to Alfred Lennon that he was withdrawing his financial support to him and evicting him from the home in which Alfred was living. John owned title to the home. •In 1970 Alfred Lennon won £2500 in the football pools (P. Lennon). •That's My Life/The Next Time You Feel Important by Freddie
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