Irene Hickman was born in 1931 (date suppressed) in Wigan, Lancashire.

Irene married Thomas Bimson on Saturday 1 December 1956 in St Pauls, Wigan, Lancashire.

She had the following children from her marriage to Thomas Bimson:

- Gillian Rose Bimson	born in 1958 (date suppressed).
- Thomas Edward Stewart Bimson	born in 1960 (date suppressed).
- Ruth Cristabel Bimson	born in 1963 (date suppressed).
- Rebecca Dawn Bimson	born in 1966 (date suppressed).