Joseph David Boot was born on Saturday 5 December 1903 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Joseph married Gladys Maud Mould in 1927 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Gladys Maud Mould:

- Maurice D. Boot	born in 1929 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Jean I. Boot	born in 1932 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- June M. Boot	born in 1932 at Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Details of Joseph's occupation are not known.