Richard Whistance was the son of Henry Whistance and Mary ??????.

Richard was born around 1793.

He was christened on Monday 15 April 1793 at St Phillip's Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire.

Richard married Sarah ??????

Details of Richard's marriage are not known.

He had the following children from his marriage to Sarah ??????:

- John Whistance	born around 1816.
- Ann Whistance	born around 1818.
- Mary Whistance	born around 1821.
- Eliza Whistance	born around 1823.
- Henry Whistance	born around 1824 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Richard Whistance	born around 1831 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

Richard's second marriage was to Sarah Ann Partridge on Saturday 15 July 1837 in St Bartholomew's Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
The witnesses at the marriage were William Booth and Elizabeth Mary Lambert.

He had the following children from his marriage to Sarah Ann Partridge:

- Joshua Partridge Whistance	born in 1838 in West Bromwich Registration District, Staffordshire.
- Jesse Whistance	born in 1840 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Joseph Whistance	born in 1842 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Jabez Whistance	born in 1844 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
- Sarah Ann Whistance	born in 1848 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire.

Richard was a Miner.

Details of Richard's death are not known.