John Whistance was the son of John Whistance and Elizabeth Orme.

John was born in 1846 in Walsall, Staffordshire.

John married Jane Seddon in 1872 in Salford, Lancashire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Jane Seddon:

- John Whistance	born in 1872 in Pendlebury, Lancashire.
- Mary Whistance	born in 1873 in Pendlebury, Lancashire.
- Annie Whistance	born in 1875 in Pendlebury, Lancashire.
- William Henry Whistance	born in 1877 in Pendlebury, Lancashire.
- Albert Whistance	born in 1879 in Kearsley, Lancashire.
- Alice Whistance	born in 1882 in Kearsley, Lancashire.

John was a Collier.

Details of John's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1851	Cock Street, Darlaston, Staffordshire.
1861	Cock Street, Darlaston, Staffordshire.
1881	49, Slackey Brow, Kearsley, Lancashire.
1891	9 Pitt Street, Pendlebury, Lancashire.
1901	271 Bolton Road, Pendleton, Lancashire.