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Margaret Lennie and John Rendall

Margaret Lennie (c. 2nd February 1808) was the oldest child of William Lennie and Louisa Gray. She married John Rendall (b. 1811) on 3rd November 1829 in Westray. John was the son of Robert Rendall and Marjory Groat.

Margaret and John lived at Quoynabreckan and are known to have had eight children:

  • Catherine Rendall b. 20th October 1832
  • William Rendall b. 12th June 1834
  • Margaret Rendall b. 4th April 1840 who married her cousin, William Rendall
  • John Rendall b. 7th November 1844 who married Isabella Paterson
  • David Rendall b. 21st March 1850 who married Elizabeth Pottinger

John Rendall farmed the 15 acres of Quoynabreckan throughout his life. He died there on 22nd July 1868 at the age of fifty seven.

Margaret Lennie died there twelve years later on 29th March 1881 at the age of seventy three.


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