1862
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
- The first Shetland produced newspaper, The Shetland Advertiser, was publised by Charles D. Jamieson.
- A Free Church congregation was formed in West Yell. Initially services were held in the open air, or in a barn, at Lindburn.
March
A lifebuoy marked Preciosa, van Stavanger, or Preciosa van Stravanger reported recovered from the sea near Cunningsburgh. Nothing further is known of this vessel.
May
- 6th or 10th
Barque Cherokee wrecked on the Bard of Bressay. - 28th
Haldane Burgess born in Lerwick
August
- 4th
Opening of the 'higher school at the Anderson Educational Institute', (now Anderson High School).
September
- 4th
Election of the Lerwick Town Council.
November
- 12th
Robert Bruce (3), who later became the eight Laird Bruce of Symbister, married Anne, eldest daughter of Archibald Simson of Comedpore, Bengal. - 24th
"The Free Church of Unst have found it necessary to suspend 20 of their members for dancing, and two for happening to be passengers in a vessel that sailed on a Sunday."<ref>The Shetland Book</ref> - 28th
Opening of the 'lower school at the Anderson Educational Institute'.
December
- The Agility, a fishing vessel, wrecked on Sumburgh Head.
- 4th
The schooner Maria Key wrecked at Burrafirth. - 19th
Andrina Gifford, unwed daughter of Andrew Gifford of Ollaberry, died at Glasgow.
The Norueguesa, a schooner, of Spain, from Bilbao, Spain for Scalloway via Lerwick to load fish, drove ashore from anchor in Leven Wick. Although declared a wreck, she was subsequently refloated, but being very leaky quickly sank. - An unidentified vessel, in ballast, registered in Bo'ness, Scotland, drove ashore on the Taing of Levenwick, Dunrossness. It is not known whether the vessel was salvaged or became a wreck.
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