John Lavender was the son of Joseph Lavender and Elizabeth Baines.

John was born around 1876 in Sedgley, Staffordshire.

John married Eliza Jane Edwards in 1901 in Leek, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Eliza Jane Edwards:

- Violet Lavender	born around 1902 at Biddulph, Staffordshire.
- Edith May Lavender	born around 1904 in Sedgley, Staffordshire.
- John William Lavender	born around 1907 at Coseley, Staffordshire.
- Wilfred Lavender	born around 1910 at Coseley, Staffordshire.
- Ralph Lavender	born in 1912 in Dudley, Worcestershire.
- James (Jim) Lavender	born on 29 April 1918 in Dudley, Worcestershire.

John was a Rivet Maker.

Details of John's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	30, High Street, Sedgley, Staffordshire.
1891	Castle Street, Sedgley, Staffordshire.
1901	36, High Street, Sedgley, Staffordshire.
1911	Hurst Road, Hurst Hill, nr Bilston, Staffordshire.