Donald H. Whistance is the son of George Henry Whistance and Alma Thomas.

Donald was born in 1928 in Cannock, Staffordshire.

Donald married Mary Goring in 1957 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Mary Goring:

- Sara E Whistance	born in 1959 at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
- David Edmond Whistance	born in 1969 at Bridport, Dorset.

Details of Donald's occupation are not known.