1885

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• Thomas Manson established the firm T & J Manson with his brother James Manson.

Contents 1 January 2 June 3 August 4 December

January

• 14th
  Author and folklorist E. S. Reid Tait was born.

June

• 27th
  Foundation stone of Lerwick U.P. Church laid.
• The Shetland News, a weekly newspaper for Shetland was established by Thomas Manson. The newspaper continued to print until 1963

August

• 13th
  The Voyager, an unregistered, but owned in Leith, Scotland, fishing lugger, on a fishing trip out of Lerwick wrecked on Horse Holm in Force 10 wind conditions. Five of the crew were saved, one was lost.

December

• Leonard Lyell, Liberal, elected as MP for Orkney & Shetland.
  He held the seat until 1900.

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