John Alan Lavender was the son of Thomas Walter (Tom) Lavender and Gertrude May Wilson.

Alan was born on Thursday 9 September 1920.

Alan married Betty Clarissa Cartwright on Thursday 5 August 1948.

He had the following children from his marriage to Betty Clarissa Cartwright:

- Jane Elizabeth Lavender	born in 1950 (date suppressed).
- John Anthony William Lavender	born in 1953 (date suppressed).
- Rosemary Ann Lavender	born in 1955 (date suppressed).

Details of Alan's occupation are not known.

Alan died when he was 75 years old, on Sunday 28 April 1996.