William Eke was born in Corpusty in 1826 and was the son of Jonas Eke (1803) and Caroline. He was the nephew of William Eke (1799). In 1841 he was living in The Street, Corpusty. He married Elizabeth Daplyn in 1848, and was working as a wheelwright in Great Walsingham in Binham in 1854, and in Great Walsingham in 1861. In 1871 he was living in Great Walsingham and was a builder employing four men and three boys.

Sources
• 1. Norfolk Transcription Archive. Births. Corpusty. William Eke, born 1826. Jonas & Caroline. • 2. Francis White's Gazetteer of Norfolk, 1854. Binham. Wm. Eke. wheelwright. • 3. 1861 Census. Hindringham Road, Gt. Walsingham. William Eke. Head. Age 36. Wheelwright. Born Thursford. • 4. Marriage Registers. William Eke & Elizabeth Daplyn. Mar. 1848. Walsingham. 13. 503. • 5. 1871 Census. High St, Gt. Walsingham. William Eke. Head. Age 46. Builder employing 4 Men & 3 Boys. Born Thursford. • 6. 1841 Census. The Street, Corpusty. William Eke. Age 14. Born Norfolk