William Harvey was born circa 1770. His origins and parents are unknown.
Mary Coules was born in Aldershot, Hampshire and christened there on 7 December 1766. Her parents were Stephen Coules and his wife Mary. William and Mary married on 29 May 1793 in Aldershot. William was a bricklayer. They spent their final years in Ash Union Workhouse.
Mary died aged 81 and was buried on 20 August 1848; William died aged 79 and was buried on 20 February 1849.