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Barbara Gray and John Rendall

Barbara Gray (b. 18th April 1815), a daughter of Robert Gray and Christian Harcus, married John Rendall (c. 19th May 1816), the son of David Rendall and Catherine Davidson, on 17th November 1838.

They were at Cloudy at the time of the 1841 census with their first child. John's occupation was fisherman. They were to move to Banks prior to the 1851 census and stay there for the rest of their lives.

They had five children:

• Christina Rendall b. 14th October 1839 who married John Reid

• David Rendall b. 27th January 1842. He was a carpenter but later went to sea. He died in 1869 of sunstroke, having been ill for the previous couple of months. He was just 27 years old.

• Jean Rendall b. 26th July 1847 who married John Meil

• Catherine Rendall b. 4th September 1855 who married George Harcus

• John Rendall b. 6th March 1863

John farmed eight acres at Banks and died there on 4th July 1870. Barbara Gray continued there with their son, John Rendall, and died on 16th October 1897 at the age of eighty two.

In Loving Memory of David Rendall Who Died at Banks 21st Mar 1867 Aged 27 Years Also His Parents John Rendall Who Died 24th June 1870 Aged 53 years Barbara Gray Who Died 16th Oct 1898 Aged 83 Years Also Their Son John Rendall Died 4th April 1938 Aged 72 Years

Some slight discrepancies are apparent between the death records and the gravestone inscription. The latter is quite clear, despite the age of the stone.