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
together with four unknown sixareen and one "small boat" lost in The Gloup Disaster at sea.
- The Helat from Unst lost off Lamba Ness.
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
- 4th
The barque Henriette stranded on Havre de Grind, Foula; sank later off Unst.
