Julian was born on April 8th in Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool, England. John was on tour with the Beatles and a week elapsed before he was able to visit his wife and son. Beatlemania required that John visit the hospital heavily disguised. On seeing Julian for the first time he commented, "He's bloody marvellous, Cyn. Isn't he absolutely fantastic? Whose going to be a famous little rocker like his dad?"


Whilst John continued his tour with the Beatles Cynthia had their son christened John Charles Julian Lennon at Hoylake Parish Church in Liverpool. Julian was named after his father John, Cynthia's father Charles and Julian after John's mother Julia. Cynthia was photographed leaving the church and pictures appeared in the following day's press bringing to an end the secret of John and Cynthia's marriage which, it had been thought by the Beatles manager, would be unpopular with fans.

Julian returns home from Heath House Infants' School with this drawing. He recalls "I was trundled home from school and came walking up with one of my watercolor paintings. It was just a bunch of stars and this blonde girl I knew at school. And Dad said, 'What's this?' I said, 'It's Lucy in the sky with diamonds!'"

The Magical Mystery Tour is filmed with Julian on the bus




Cynthia and Julian travel to Presario in Italy. It's here that Cynthia meets Roberto Bassinini, whom she later marries.




Whilst visiting John's Aunt Mater in Scotland the car, with John at the wheel, fails to take a bend and runs into a ditch. John, Yoko, Kyoko and Julian are taken to Lawson Memorial Hospital. All require stitches except Julian, who is suffering from shock. Cynthia travels to Scotland to collect Julian from Aunt Elizabeth's house. Cynthia and Julian travel to Greece.