William and Susannah were first found in the censuses as parents of John Whitehouse.

From the appearance of the first child around 1922, William and Susannah got married in 1841 or so.  One of the four females married inthe Penkridge district on the same day in 1941 was Susan Hodgkiss and this was the only such marriage in Staffs.  Extending the range of years from 1842±2 to 1840±5 did not reveal any more such marriages anywhere in Staffs.  So I’m going with Susan Hodgkiss.
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There were at last3 a hundred Whitehouses in Cheslyn Hay in the 19th century so it is going to be difficult to identify their deaths.  A closer approximation is to find when they vanish from the censuses.  The 1861 census is in their son John’s Notes. So we want the 1871 census onwards.

In 1871 they were at The Green, Cheslyn Hay, Penkridge, Staffordshire with their son John and his wife Emma and their family next door:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
William Bate  Whitehouse  Head  M  M  50  1821  Miner  Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
Susan         Whitehouse  Wife  M  F  50  1821  -      Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
Josiah        Whitehouse  Son   U  M  23  1848  Miner  Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
Mary Ann      Whitehouse  Daur  U  F  16  1855  -      Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
William       Whitehouse  Son   U  M  15  1856  Miner  Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
Fredrick      Whitehouse  Son   U  M  10  1861  Miner  Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
Stephen       Whitehouse  Son   U  M   8  1863  Miner  Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
Julia         Whitehouse  Daur  -  F   3  1868  -      Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
Eli           Jones       Ldgr  M  M  20  1851  Miner  Staffordshire, Great Wyrley
Selina        Jones       Wife  M  F  20  1851  -      Staffordshire, Great Wyrley

Ref:
Archive reference  RG10
Piece number       2925
Folio              68
Page               23
Combined:          1871 ref: RG10, piece 2925, folio 68, p. 23

In 1861 the whole family apart from William was said to have been born in Cheslyn Hay which is were they were living both in 1861 and for this census in 1871.  So I don’t trust the enumerator’s info in this census; the handwriting and crossings out and calling 5-year-olds ‘Miner’ all looks a bit slapdash.
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In 1881 they were at 3, Green, Cheslyn Hay, Cannock, Staffordshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
William     Whitehouse  Head  M  M  57  1824  Coal miner  Great Wyrley, Staffordshire
Susan       Whitehouse  Wife  M  F  55  1826  Wife        Brewood, Staffordshire
William     Whitehouse  Son   S  M  23  1858  Coal miner  Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire
Fredrick G  Whitehouse  Son   S  M  20  1861  Coal miner  Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire
Stephen     Whitehouse  Son   S  M  18  1863  Coal miner  Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire
Julia       Whitehouse  Daur  S  F  15  1866  -           Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire

Ref:
Archive reference  RG11
Piece number       2786
Folio              40
Page               9
Combined:          1881 ref: RG11, piece 2786, folio 40, p. 9

The birth places in this census correspond with 1861 and are much more believable, unlike 1871’s.  The birth plave for Susan is different though and may account for the odd names on their marriage certificate.
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In 1891 he may have been a general labourer aged 67 but married to a Sarah aged 75, not Susan.  I need to see if Susan had died.

There was a mmariage in the Stafford district in 1882 between William Whitehouse and one of Sarah Jane Wilks and Martha Simmonds.

Their marriage index:

First name(s)     William
Last name         Whitehouse
Marriage quarter  4
Marriage year     1841
MarriageFinder    William Whitehouse married one of these people
                  Sarah Grocutt, Mary Goodwin, Susan Hodgkiss, Elias Sambrook
District          Penkridge
County            Staffordshire
Country           England
Volume            17
Page number       133
Record set        England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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FindMyPast has also produced a copy of the marriage register page, transcript by me:

“                    Page 24.
“. . . .
“1841 Marriage solemnized in the Parish Church in the Parish of Carnock in the County of Stafford

“No:
“When married:

                His                   Hers
“Full name:     William Whitehouse    Susan Hodgkiss
“Age:           21                    20
“Condition:     Bachelor              Spinster
“Profession:    Miner                 Besm….?
“Residence:     Cheslyn Hay           Cheslyn Hay
“Father:        William Whitehouse    Joseph Stokes(?)
“Father’s job:  Miner                 Miner

Married in the Church by Banns according to the Rotes and Ceremonies of the Established Church by me:  [illegible], curate

This Marriage was solemnized between us. X William Waterhouse his mark, X Susan Hodgkiss her mark
in the presence of us, X William Jones his mark, X Elizabeth Stokes her mark.
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