Shetland
From Wikipedia
Shetland is an archipelago off the northeast coast of mainland Scotland.
The islands lie to the northeast of Orkney, 280 km from the Faroe Islands and form part of the division between the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the North Sea to the east. The total area is approximately 1,466 km² (566 sq. miles). Shetland constitutes one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The islands' administrative centre and only burgh is Lerwick.
The largest island, known as "the Mainland," has an area of 967 km² (374 sq. miles), making it the third-largest Scottish island and the fifth-largest of the British Isles.
Register Offices
The Shetland Islands Council A-Z gives contact details for the registration service.
The Registrars Phone Contact Number is 01595 744562
Links
Library Service
The Shetland Library Pages have a wealth of information for researchers interested in the area.
Archives
The Shetland Archives are relocating to new premises
due to open in May 2007 the facilities hold many records from the fifteenth to the twentieth century
Family History Society
Links
Shetland Family History Home Page
Requests for Research and Photographs in this area
Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.
A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:
- Research Offers: Cemetery
- Research Offers: Photograph
- Research Offers: Probate
- Research Offers: Record Office/Archive
If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.
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