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The population in 1851 was 30,558. | The population in 1851 was 30,558. | ||
('''Source:''' Samuel Lewis' ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', 2nd ed., 1851. | ('''Source:''' Samuel Lewis' ''Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'', 2nd ed., 1851. Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941+E5L 941 E5L].) | ||
== Parishes == | == Parishes == | ||
Here is a list of historic parishes for the county of Shetland (or Zetland) with their parish numbers. Click on a parish name to see information about records. Many of the names are of islands which form part of a parish. | Here is a list of historic parishes for the county of Shetland (or Zetland) with their parish numbers. Click on a parish name to see information about records. Many of the names are of islands which form part of a parish. | ||
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== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
Click on the map at the right to see a larger version, and click again on the larger map. Next, click on the ‘Expand’ button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map. | Click on the map at the right to see a larger version, and click again on the larger map. Next, click on the ‘Expand’ button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map. | ||
[[Image:Shetland, | [[Image:Shetland, c. 1845.jpg|thumb|right|Shetland, c. 1845]] | ||
Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-orkney.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Shetland. | Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-orkney.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Shetland. | ||