Joseph was born 2 September 1781 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom to Joseph Backhouse (1754-1832) and Rebecca Limbert (1761-1789) and died 3 January 1864 of unspecified causes. He married Frances Lunn (1781-1867) 11 January 1809 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Rebecca Backhouse (1802-1826) | |||
| Thomas Backhouse (1803-1884) | 8 September 1803 Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | 21 March 1884 Bilton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | Harriet Hewit (1804-1864) |
| Ann Backhouse (1807-) | |||
| William Backhouse (1809-1884) | |||
| John Backhouse (1811-) | |||
| Mary Backhouse (1816-1866) | |||
| Andrew Backhouse (1819-1862) | |||
| James Backhouse (1820-) | |||
| Rebecca Backhouse (1829-) | |||