Eric Willliam Lavender is the son of William Lavender and Elsie Bucknell.

Eric was born on Wednesday 4 July 1923.

Eric married Mary Whittell on Saturday 24 May 1947 in Almondbury Church, Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Mary Whittell:

- Mavis Lavender	born in 1948 in Rother Valley, Yorkshire.
- Doreen Lavender	born in 1950 in Rother Valley, Yorkshire.

Details of Eric's occupation are not known.