Ian Lavender is the son of Trevor Dyke Lavender and Brenda Mary Rose.

Ian was born in 1967 (date suppressed) in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.

Ian married Lisa Edwards in 1993 in Dudley, Worcestershire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Lisa Edwards:

- Thomas Adam Lavender	born in 2001 (date suppressed).
- Simon Marc Lavender	born in 2005 (date suppressed).

Details of Ian's occupation are not known.