When 장영찬 was born on 15 November 1883, in Korea, his father, 장두형, was 53 and his mother, 최씨, was 53. He married 김씨 about 1910, in Korea. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 September 1971, in his hometown, at the age of 87.