1835
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
- After heavy complaints about the quality of the postal service, Hay & Company of Lerwick took over the business and established a new all year round service between Lerwick and Peterhead with the boat staying no more than two days in harbour.
February
- Thomas Balfour, Tory, was elected as MP for Orkney & Shetland.
August
- The brigs, Anna Carolina, and Adolph Wilhelm, were wrecked on Fair Isle.
