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| Parents | Husband | Wife |
|---|---|---|
| NAME | John Pottinger | Isabella Feather |
| BORN | 3 June 1867 433,877,2085,2086,2373,2374,2375,3967,8366 | 4 August 1862 877,2087,2088,2089,2090,2091,2373,2374,2375 |
| PLACE | Ousness, Westray, Orkney, Scotland | Shadwell, Middlesex, England |
| DIED | 21 November 19463969 | 5 January 19322092 |
| PLACE | Cook County, Illinois, USA | Wilmette, Illinois, USA |
| FATHER | James Pottinger | Stuart Feather 3969 |
| MOTHER | Jean Stout | Mary Ann Rendall |
| MARRIAGE | 21 May 1891 in Chicago, Illinois 870 | |
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| Children | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | Louise Rendall Pottinger | James Stuart Pottinger | John Foulis Pottinger | Robert Cecil Pottinger |
| BORN | 13 Oct 1892 875,877,2373,2374,2375,4131,8366 | 18 June 1894 877,2373,2374,2375,2377,7839,7840 | 27 Aug 1899 877,2373,2376,2378,3970,8367 | 15 Nov 1902 1571,2373,2374,2375,2384,8366 |
| PLACE | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| MARRIED | 26 Sept 1931 3968 | 4 Mar 19192380 | ||
| PLACE | Oak Park, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| SPOUSE | Lucille E. Mau | Sadie 'Peg' C. Leach | ||
| DIED | 16 Jul 1970 876 | 13 May 1985 1570,2095 | 21 Jul 1960 727 | 29 Jun 1970 848,1571 |
| PLACE | Elgin, Illinois | Park Ridge, Illinois | Richmond, Virginia | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Children | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| NAME | Albert Oliver Pottinger | |||
| BORN | 22 May 1908 1569,2373,2374,2375,2383,4131,8366 | |||
| PLACE | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |||
| MARRIED | 18 Feb 1042,2379 | |||
| PLACE | Cook County, Illinois | |||
| SPOUSE | living Kirk | |||
| DIED | 6 Nov 1992 1569 | |||
| PLACE | Glenview, Illinois |
Family History
Provided by Stuart Pottinger
John Stout Pottinger, son of James, and Jane Stout Pottinger, was born at Ousness, Westray, June 3, 1867. He was living there when the census was taken in 1881, and emigrated soon after, working first as a lumberjack in Wisconsin before he moved to Chicago; (in 1884 helped his younger brother, James, come to America). In Chicago, John worked as a carpenter, machinist and pattern maker for the Deering Company on Fullerton Ave; (Deering later became International Harvester). In separate accidents there he lost all or part of most of his fingers while using a planer or shaper; (the company sent him home on a streetcar, and docked his pay for the time lost). He used only hand tools in his home workshop, where he made furniture and other household articles, and toys for his grandchildren. He built the garage and side porch at the house on 3rd St. in Wilmette. He died on October 29, 1948, and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Illinois.
He became a American citizen on September 11, 1896, at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
He was married in Chicago on May 21, 1891, to Isabella Feather, daughter of Stuart and Mary Ann Rendall, born August 4, 1862, in London, England. She died January 5, 1932, and is buried in Memorial Park. Her father, Stuart Feather, was English, her mother, Mary Ann Stewart Rendall, was Scottish, born at Nether Brough, Westray, the daughter of Stewart and Elizabeth Rendall. Isabella was still a child when she emigrated to America with her mother's sister, Louisa Rendall Foulis, her uncle, John Foulis, and her Aunt, John's sister, Margaret Foulis, who was a year older than Isabella. After John and Isabella were married, the Foulises were part of their household until Louisa died in 1923. The family then moved from Kostner Ave., Chicago, to 316 3rd St., Wilmette, Illinois.