1881

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  • The number of horses and ponies was reported at 5,224, of which 921 were used for agriculture and 4,323 were unbroken and used solely for breeding.
  • A. Georgeson's shop in Vidlin opened.

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February

March

  • 6th
    Improved mail service to Shetland assured. Three mails a week in summer and two a week in winter

July

  • 21st July
    10 boats and 58 fishermen were lost when a sudden storm blew up. 55 of the fisherman were from the Island of Yell, mostly from the community of Gloup, but 3 men from Burra were also lost. This became known as The Gloup Disaster
  • The Ann Jessie,
  • the Undaunted,
  • the Eliza,
  • the Excelsior, all from Gloup,
  • the Eel from Hillswick

together with four unknown sixareen and one "small boat" lost in The Gloup Disaster at sea.

October

  • 12th
    The Fanny M. Carrill, a barque, in ballast, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from Hull, England to Troon, Scotland(??) wrecked at Snarra Voe, Unst. All of the crew were saved.


November

  • 2nd
    Storm Signals estabished at Lerwick
  • 12th
    Schooner St Olaf wrecked in Warrie Geo, Lerwick
  • 17th
    The Benita, a schooner, laden with a cargo of salt fish, of Lerwick, from Voe and to the West Voe, Papa Stour drove ashore from anchor and wrecked in the West Voe.
  • 22nd
    The Telegraph (1881) (LK35), a smack, of Lerwick, drove from anchor in Lerwick Harbour and wrecked on the beach at Heogan, Bressay.
  • 25th
    The Hebe, a topsail schooner, in ballast, of South Shields, England, from Lossiemouth, Scotland, and for Sunderland, England wrecked on Fair Isle. All of the crew were saved.
  • 26th
    The shooner St Olaf of Wick, (master Milne), was driven ashore at the Slates and became a total wreck.

December


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