William Charles Whistance was the son of William Whistance and Elizabeth Maria Fairman.

William was born in 1865 in Clerkenwell, London.

William married Ellen Ryan in 1887 in Holborn, London.

He had the following children from his marriage to Ellen Ryan:

- Elizabeth Whistance	born in 1892 at Clerkenwell, London.
- James Frederick Whistance	born in 1894 at Clerkenwell, London.
- George Edwin Whistance	born in 1898 at Clerkenwell, London.
- Ellen Whistance	born in 1901 at Clerkenwell, London.

William was a Bookbinder.

Details of William's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1881	2, John Street, Clerkenwell, London.
1901	223, Farringdon Road Buildings, Clerkenwell, London.