Details of Will's birth are not known.

Will married Nellie Lavender

Details of Will's marriage are not known.

He had the following children from his marriage to Nellie Lavender:

- Nell I. Barnes	born in 1920 in Dudley, Worcestershire.
- Brenda O. Barnes	born in 1933 in Dudley, Worcestershire.

Details of Will's occupation are not known.