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

Henry was born in 1849 in Darlaston, Staffordshire.

Henry married Ann Riddell in 1873 in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Ann Riddell:

- John Henry Whistance	born around 1875 in Darlaston, Staffordshire.
- Annie Elizabeth Whistance	born in 1876 in Pendlebury, Lancashire.
- Eleanor Marie Whistance	born in 1877 in Newboro, Staffordshire.
- Elizabeth Alice Whistance	born in 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire.
- James Arthur Whistance	born in 1882 in Bolton, Lancashire.
- William Richard Whistance	born in 1885 in Bolton, Lancashire.

Henry was a Butcher.

Details of Henry's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1851	Cock Street, Darlaston, Staffordshire.
1861	Cock Street, Darlaston, Staffordshire.
1881	74, Cellini [?] Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire.
1891	74 Cellini Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire.