Jesse Whistance was the son of Richard Whistance and Sarah Ann Partridge.

Jesse was born in 1840 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

He was christened on Sunday 13 September 1840 at St Bartholomew's Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

Jesse married Elizabeth Whitehouse on Sunday 31 July 1864 in Moxley, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Elizabeth Whitehouse:

- Thomas Whitehouse Whistance	born in 1865 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Charlotte Sarah Whistance	born in 1867 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Gertrude Elizabeth Whistance	born in 1873 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Jesse Henry Whistance	born in 1877 in Walsall, Staffordshire.
- Sidney Sam E. Whistance	born in 1879 in Fallings Heath, Walsall, Staffordshire.

Jesse was a Carpenter and Iron Plater.

Details of Jesse's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1851	Kings Hill Fields, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
1861	Long Row, Kings Hill, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
1871	26 Cook Street, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
1881	40 Mill Lane, Rushall, Walsall, Staffordshire.
1891	55, Hill Street, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.