Julia Elisabeth Brown 1936 – 2024 JULIA was born in Marlborough to Jack and Elisabeth Blakiston. Her mother died a few weeks later, so Julia and her older sister Natalie were cared for by Jack’s mother and then Griselda, her step-mother, who later gave birth to their sister Virginia. Brought up in Winchester, Julia was a shy child. From seven, she was sent to boarding school, returning for sixth-form to the girls’ grammar, where her strong character emerged. Capping her French and English degree at Southampton with teacher training at Homerton, Cambridge, she was appointed to Horris Hill prep …