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Louisa Rendall and William Thomson

Lousia Rendall (b. 27^th March 1842) was the sixth of the eight known children of John Rendall and Margaret Lennie. She was with the family at Quoynabreckan in the Aikerness district of Westray in 1861.

She married William Thomson (b. 17^th September 1844), a farm servant at Trenaby, on 27^th February 1862. He was the son of David Thomson and Janet Bews.

They had two children who were both born at Quoynabreckan:

• Margaret Lennie Thomson b. 12^th October 1862

• Christina Thomson b. 9^th July 1864 who married William Rendall (b. 23^rd June 1863) a farm servant at Skaill in October 1884. He was a son of George Rendall and Sarah Yorston.

Louisa Rendall was to die less than two years later on 3rd February 1866.

In Memory of Louisa Rendall Espoused to William Thompson Who Died on February 2 1866 Aged 24 Years By Margaret Rendall To the Memory of Her Beloved Husband William Thompson Who Departed This Life April 25 1874 Aged 30 Years

Note the slight discrepancy with the date of death. Louisa was not quite twenty four.

William Thomson remarried Louisa's cousin Margaret Rendall on 5^th May 1870. Margaret's mother Marjory Lennie was a sister of Louisa's mother, Margaret Lennie.

William Thomson died of pneumonia just under four years later on 20^th April 1874. His occupation was given as seaman. He was just twenty nine years old.