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''[[Scotland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Shetland (or Zetland), Scotland|Shetland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Lerwick'' | |||
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= History<br> = | = History<br> = | ||
LERWICK, a '''parish''', sea-port, burgh, and market-town, and the county-town, in the Shetland Isles; 95 miles (N. E.) from Kirkwall, 126 (N. E. by N.) from Wick, 166 (N.) from Peterhead, and 272 (N. by E.) from Edinburgh. This place, which has long been celebrated as the resort of whale-ships, Dutch herring-boats, and numerous foreign and wind-bound vessels, originated in the seventeenth century, in connexion with the Dutch fishermen. Capt. Smith, however, who visited the islands in 1633. The church is a modern edifice, with a Doric front of hewn stone, and stands above the town, towards the northern extremity.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43458#s20 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland]'' (1846), pp. 499-514. Adapted. Date accessed: 15 August 2014.</ref> | |||
''The New Statistical Account of Scotland'' (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the {{FHL|new statistical account of scotland|title|disp=Family History Library.}} | ''The New Statistical Account of Scotland'' (pub. 1834-45) offers uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including history, agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. The reports, written by the parish ministers, are available online at http://edina.ac.uk/stat-acc-scot/. Click on ‘Browse scanned pages’ then search the parish reports for your parish of interest. Also available at the {{FHL|new statistical account of scotland|title|disp=Family History Library.}} | ||
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== Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | == Established Church—Old Parochial Registers == | ||
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= Probate Records<br> = | = Probate Records<br> = | ||
Lerwick was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Orkney & Shetland until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Lerwick. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [[ | Lerwick was under the probate jurisdiction of the Commissary Court of Orkney & Shetland until 1823, and since then has been under the Sheriff's Court of Lerwick. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at [[Scotland Church Records|www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk]]. You must register on the website but use of the index to probate records, called 'Wills & Testaments,' is free. You may then purchase a copy of the document or, if the document is before 1823, it will be on microfilm at the Family History Library. To find the microfilm numbers, search in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog ] for the 'Place-names' of Shetland and the subject of 'Probate records.' Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Orkney & Shetland. | ||
The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Shetland. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog ] for the 'Place-names' of Shetland and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records.]] <br><br> | The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Shetland. Look in the library [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog catalog ] for the 'Place-names' of Shetland and the subjects of 'Probate Records' and 'Probate Records - Indexes.' <br><br>Read more about [[Scotland Probate Records|Scotland Probate Records.]] <br><br> | ||
= '''References''' = | |||
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Return to Shetland [[Shetland (or Zetland), Scotland Parishes|parish list.]]<br><br><br> | Return to Shetland [[Shetland (or Zetland), Scotland Parishes|parish list.]]<br><br><br> | ||
[[Category:Shetland]] | [[Category:Shetland]] | ||