William was born on October 8th, 1671 in Barford,Warwickshire,England and his baptism took place there on October 8th, 1671. William's father was John WHARUM and his mother was Elizabeth. He had two brothers and a sister, named Thomas, John and Susanna. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died at the age of 107 on May 26th, 1779 in Barford,Warwickshire,England.