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John Rendall and Mary Lennie Schollay

John Rendall (b. 4^th December 1857) was the only known son of James Rendall and Jessie Sandison. He was with his widowed mother in Pierowall in 1871. He was then aged thirteen.

In 1876, when he was eighteen, he married Mary Lennie Schollay (b. 4^th February 1855). Mary was the second of three daughters of farm servant William Schollay and Ann Reid.

John and Mary had two known children:

• Tomima Bremner Rendall b. 29^th October 1876 at Noltland, Westray who married William Russell from Egilsay in 1902.

• John James Rendall b. 8^th June 1879 who married Elizabeth Rendall

John was a seaman. Interestingly, at the time of the birth of their last child his occupation was given as distillery worker. Unfortunately, he died just prior to the birth.

Erected By Mary Schollay In Memory of Her Beloved Husband John Rendall Who Died 19th March 1879 Aged 21 Years Also His Grandchild Mary Ann Tulloch Rendall Died 10th May 1900 Aged 11 Months 15 Day Asleep In Jesus

In 1881 Mary is described as a widow and living with her parents at Lochend.

1881 - Lochend, Westray

	Relation	Status	Age	Occupation	Born
William Scholie	Head	Married	49 years	Farmer - 4 acres	Westray
Ann Scholie	Wife	Married	51 years	Kelp Maker	Westray
Mary Scholie	Daughter	Widow	26 years	Kelp Maker	Westray
Maggie Scholie	Daughter	Unmarried	20 years	Kelp Maker	Westray
Jammima Rendall	G.Dau		3 years		Westray
John J Rendall	G.Son		1 year		Westray

It is unclear whether Jemima Rendall, aged 3, was a child of John Rendall and Mary Lennie Schollay. Mary's older sister, Isabella Tulloch Schollay, also married a Rendall, James Rendall. No other records have been found in respect of Jemima.

The three generations of the family were at Balaclava, again in the Dykeside district of Westray, in 1891.

1891 - Balaclava, Westray

	Relation	Status	Age	Occupation	Born
William Schollay	Head	Married	60 years	Farmer	Westray
Ann R Schollay	Wife	Married	60 years		Westray
Mary Rendall	Daughter	Widow	36 years	Gen. Domestic	Westray
Tomima Rendall	G. Dau		14 years	Gen. Domestic	Westray
John James Rendall	G. Son		11 years	Scholar	Westray

Mary Lennie Scollay remarried in March 1895. Her second husband was labourer John Tulloch (b. 28^th September 1842) from Links, Westray. John was the son of fisherman James Tulloch and Elizabeth Rendall. Mary was forty when she remarried while John was fifty two.

She died on 21^st April 1914 at the age of fifty nine. John died at The Ark on 25^th February 1919. He was seventy six.