Editing William Whitelaw (section)

==Marriage and children==
Whitelaw was married in 1943 to [[Celia Whitelaw, Viscountess Whitelaw|Cecilia Doriel Sprot (later Celia, Viscountess Whitelaw)]] (1917-2011), a philanthropist, charity worker and horticulturist who had been an [[Auxiliary Territorial Service|ATS]] volunteer during the [[Second World War]].<ref name=Scotsman/> They had four daughters:<ref>Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999</ref>

* [[The Honourable|The Hon]] [[Susan Cunliffe-Lister (Lord Lieutenant)|Elizabeth Susan Whitelaw]] (born 2 November 1944), married [[Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton]], mother of [[Earl of Swinton|Mark Cunliffe-Lister, 4th Earl of Swinton]].
* The Hon Carolyn Meliora Whitelaw (born 1946)
* The Hon Mary Cecilia Whitelaw (born 15 November 1947)
* The Hon Pamela Winifred Whitelaw (born 9 March 1951)