BOUNDARY AND NAME CHANGES:
Burghs
Old Districts (Before 1929)
New Districts (1930-1975)
Regions and Districts (1975-1996)
Boundary Changes Summary: (See details)
Fetlar and North Yell - North Yell transferred to Mid and South Yell, 1891; parishes renamed Fetlar and Yell
Bressay, Burra, and Quarff - Burra and Quarff transferred to Lerwick and Gulberwick, 1891; parishes renamed Bressay and Lerwick
SURNAMES:
Most Common Surnames:
Anderson, Irvine, Jamieson, Johnson, Nicolson, Robertson, Sinclair, Smith, Tait, Williamson
Common Surnames:
A: Abernethy, Arthur
B: Brown
C: Cheyne, Christie, Clark, Cooper, Coutts
D: Duncan
F: Fraser
G: Georgeson, Goudie, Gray
H: Harper, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hughson, Hunter
I: Isbister
J: Jameson, Johnston
L: Laurence, Leask, Leslie, Linklater
M: Manson, Moncrieff, Morrison, Murray
N: Nisbet
P: Park, Petrie, Pottinger
S: Sandison, Scott, Slatter, Spence, Stout, Sutherland
T: Thomason, Thomson, Tulloch
W: Walterson, Wilson
POPULATION: (Orkney and Shetland)
1755: 38,591
1801: 46,824
1811: 46,153
1821: 53,124
1831: 58,239
1841: 61,065
1851: 62,533
Location of Shetland
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Note: OPR stands for Old Parochial Registers, which are the earliest records of baptisms, marriages, and burials kept by The Church of Scotland. The OPR number is useful, and often necessary, in tracking down these records. The Church of Scotland kept the records before civil registration was introduced in 1855. Civil registration district numbers (RD numbers) are included in the timelines on the Parish pages. See the All Parishes Index for ancient parishes and parishes created or subdivided from older parishes.