Details of Irene's birth are not known.

Irene married John W. Lavender in 1936 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.

She had the following children from her marriage to John W. Lavender:

- Brian Lavender	born in 1938 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.
- Joan Lavender	born in 1944 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.
- Doreen Lavender	born in 1951 in Barnsley, Yorkshire.