Douglas Lavender was the son of Walter Alfred Lavender and Mary (Polly) Cross.

Douglas was born in 1893 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

He was christened on Monday 27 February 1893 at St Bartholomew's Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

Douglas married Kate Cooper on Tuesday 31 October 1916 in St Bartholomews Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
The witnesses at the marriage were Albert Ernest Pitt, John Herbert Cooper and Clara Greenwood.

He had the following children from his marriage to Kate Cooper:

- Peter Axon Lavender	born on 6 March 1918 in Walsall, Staffordshire.
- Barbara Mary Lavender	born on 6 May 1920 in Walsall, Staffordshire.
- Harvey Douglas Lavender	born on 9 February 1922 in Walsall, Staffordshire.

Douglas was a Confectioner.

Details of Douglas's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1901	41, Holyhead Road, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
1911	41, Holyhead Road, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.