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John Rendall and Isabella Paterson

John Rendall b. 7^th November 1844 was the seventh of the eight known children of John Rendall and Margaret Lennie.

He married Isabella Paterson (b. 1844) on 20^th May 1870, a daughter of Charles Paterson and Ann Groat.

John took over farming at Quoynabreckan after his father and was to stay there for the rest of his life.

John and Isabella had nine children:

• William Rendall b. 28^th December 1870 who married Jane Harcus

• Charles Rendall b. 29^th April 1872

• John Lennie Rendall b. 15^th August 1873

• Ann Rendall b. 1^st April 1876

• James Rendall b. 7^th December 1877

• Margaret Rendall b. 21^st November 1879

• Louisa Rendall b. 1^st April 1883

• Jane Rendall b. 7^th September 1885 who married Thomas Seatter in 1929. Both were married previously

• George Rendall b. 6^th May 1889

Most of their family left Westray.

John Rendall died at Quoynabreckan on 22^nd May 1903 at the age of fifty eight. Isabella died there on 7^th July 1916. She was seventy two.