William Lavender was the son of George Lavender and Sarah Cadnam.

William was born in 1840 in Wombridge, Shropshire.

William married Mary Ann Bailey in 1867 in Madeley, Shropshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Mary Ann Bailey:

- Sarah Jane Lavender	born around 1868 in Dawley, Shropshire.
- George William Lavender	born around 1870 in Dawley, Shropshire.
- Alice Mary Lavender	born around 1872 at Handsworth, Staffordshire.
- Mary Elizabeth Lavender	born around 1874 at Portobello, Shropshire.
- Malinda Lavender	born around 1876 at Portobello, Shropshire.
- Samuel Lavender	born around 1878 in Dawley, Shropshire.

William was a Bricklayer.

William died when he was 37 years old, in 1878 in Madeley, Shropshire.  

Census Data:

Year	Address
1841	Wombridge, Shropshire.
1851	Aqueduct, Madeley, Shropshire.
1861	Aqueduct, Madeley, Shropshire.
1871	Green Lane, Soho Street, Handsworth, Staffordshire.