Details of Percy's birth are not known.

Percy married Sarah Ann (Popsy) Whistance in 1909 in Wolverhampton Registration District, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Sarah Ann (Popsy) Whistance:

- John L Painter	born at Rugby, Warwickshire.
- Harold Painter	born in 1910 at Rugby, Warwickshire.
- Arnold Painter	born in 1912 at Rugby, Warwickshire.

Details of Percy's occupation are not known.