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CHESHIRE, ENGLAND - 1949: Nine year old John Lennon (1940-1980) poses for a portrait with his mother Julia (1914-1958) in the front garden of "Ardmore" which was the name of the home of John's cousin, Stanley Parkes circa 1949 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England. (Photo by Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images)

CHESHIRE, ENGLAND - 1949:  Nine year old John Lennon (1940-1980) poses for a portrait with his mother Julia (1914-1958) in the front garden of "Ardmore" which was the name of the home of John's cousin, Stanley Parkes circa 1949 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England.  (Photo by Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images)