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

Joseph was born in 1842 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

He was christened on Sunday 21 August 1842 at St Bartholomew's Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

Joseph married Jane Hodgetts on Sunday 16 August 1863 in Pleck, Walsall, Staffordshire.
The witnesses at the marriage were Joseph Tilley and Sarah Tilley.

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

- Mary Ann Whistance	born in 1863.
- Richard Reginald Whistance	born in 1864 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Sarah Jane Whistance	born in 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Emily Whistance	born in 1869 in Smethwick, Staffordshire.
- Joseph Whistance	born in 1871 in Smethwick, Staffordshire.
- Maria Eliza Whistance	born in 1873 at Kings Norton, Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- John Whistance	born in 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Thomas Whistance	born in 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- William Whistance	born in 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Nellie Gertrude Whistance	born in 1883 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
- Joshua Whistance	born in 1887 in Birmingham, Warwickshire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1901		57 Grantham Road, Smethwick, Staffordshire.	Note 1.

Joseph was a Machine Fitter at Engineering Works.

Details of Joseph's death are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1851	Kings Hill Fields, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
1861	Long Row, Kings Hill, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
1871	Windmill Lane, Smethwick, Harborne, Staffordshire.
1901	57 Grantham Road, Smethwick, Staffordshire.