Edward James Lavender was the son of James Lavender and Elizabeth Relves.

Edward was born in 1902 in Worcester, Worcestershire.

Edward married Doris Darling in 1929 in Worcester, Worcestershire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Doris Darling:

- Beryl Y. Lavender	born in 1933 in Worcester, Worcestershire.
- Shirley P. Lavender	born in 1936 in Worcester, Worcestershire.

Details of Edward's occupation are not known.

Edward died when he was 50 years old, in 1953 in Worcester, Worcestershire.