1737
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- Laurence Bruce, sixth Laird of Sumburgh, died.
- James Cheyne, who became the third Laird Cheyne of Tangwick, was born.
- Andrew Bruce (2), the second Laird Bruce of Braewick, drowned on his way to Leith.
December
- 18th
The Wolf, a full rigged ship, registered in The Netherlands, laden with a cargo of tar, cloth and hides, wrecked at Otterswick, East Yell. All of the crew were lost, but part of the cargo was saved. - Vandela, a Danish frigate and East Indiaman (3rd Danish East India Company), wrecked at Fetlar on 18-19 December, 1737.
