1855
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- Weisdale Mill was built. The restored building is now home to the Bonhoga Gallery.
- There were 686 boats (tonnage 1698) engaged in fishing: 324 2nd class boats (18-30 ft keels) and 362 3rd class boats (under 18 ft keel). The value of boats, nets and line was an estimated £18,379. There were 62 curers. Fishing employed 3143 fishermen and boys, 52 coopers, 1075 gutters and packers, 21 netmakers & others, for a total of 4291 persons. 14,760 barrels of herring were cured and 1,393,118 cod and ling taken and sold. Fifty-four sailing vessels (tonnage 1581) engaged in shipping out of Lerwick.
- The valuation of rents for Shetland for the year 1855-1856 was £23,435.
March
- 11th
Laurence Williamson born at Linkshouse, Mid Yell
May
- Sandsayre Pier at Sandwick completed.
December
- 13th
Three brothers from Brunt Hamarsland, Alexander Jacobson, aged 44, Jacob Jacobson, aged 37, and Robert Jacobson, aged 29, were drowned when their boat was overwhelmed whilst sailing home from Lerwick.
