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- ...mber of numerous other public bodies. In total, he was a councillor for 32 years when he retired in [[1999]]. ...he retained until retirement; a Post Office Telecomms engineer (barring 6 years of military service). Bill was first called up to the miliary in [[1940]] a6 KB (1,013 words) - 18:56, 28 June 2021
- ...925, William joined the Lerwick Post Office as a postman. He served for 15 years, retiring in 1940 owing to ill health.1 KB (212 words) - 13:15, 8 January 2025
- ...litical career as a [[Lerwick Town Council]]lor was lengthy, stretching 27 years, with the last 9 being as the Senior Baillie. His son, [[William Sievwright1 KB (170 words) - 19:46, 14 October 2016
- ...e_manse_Seven_years_apos__jail_for_sex_offences_at_manse/ jailed for seven years] for sexual offences against young boys. He was released in 1998.1 KB (176 words) - 19:46, 14 October 2016
- ...nstituency)|Lerwick Sound]] between [[1974]] and [[1976]]. He was for many years auctioneer at the old Shetland Marts on the South Road (Site now Tesco's Su ...n 1946 as a trainee auctioneer. He branched out on his own in 1951 for two years, until the Marts bought his business and installed him as a director of the2 KB (264 words) - 13:08, 9 January 2025
- ...te only being young, came up to manage the shop and did so for the next 50 years.2 KB (257 words) - 16:58, 12 January 2025
- ...fore heading to Edinburgh where he continued to develop his trade for some years. ...business eventually was moved to Charlotte Street, where he worked for 30 years.2 KB (209 words) - 16:40, 12 January 2025
- ...cy Council and some years off at the fishing. After that, he worked for 22 years for BP at Sullom Voe, first as a jetty operator and ending as a Shift Team2 KB (229 words) - 19:46, 14 October 2016
- ...constituencies in Shetland, with only 9 different representatives over 83 years and only two by-elections.3 KB (312 words) - 19:46, 14 October 2016
- He received a CIE in the 1917 New Years Honours.1 KB (184 words) - 13:05, 13 January 2025
- ...e worked at Radio Shetland and was the editor of the Shetland Times for 14 years.996 bytes (127 words) - 19:47, 14 October 2016
- ...'Henderson's Hotel' (now Spiggie Lodge), which he operated for a number of years in partnership with his wife. ...eated by the departure of [[Robert Bruce]], a seat he held for the next 11 years. The final three, from 1960-63, were also as Convener of the County.3 KB (509 words) - 19:33, 14 January 2025
- ...nt from November 1935 and by 1942 was secretary of the same club. In later years he was an avid writer of letters to the ''Shetland Times''.1 KB (159 words) - 12:41, 8 January 2025
- ...great grandfather, [[Gilbert Tait]], was a Lerwick Town Councillor for 25 years.3 KB (383 words) - 19:47, 14 October 2016
- ...eak of WWI, he purchased the Royal Hotel in Lerwick and ran it for several years. He gave up the hotel after the war and returned to Yell.2 KB (304 words) - 17:10, 12 January 2025
- ...ff of John Duthie Sons & Coy Ltd, shipbuilders based in Footdee. Some five years later, the family moved back to Shetland after his with Jessie took on a te2 KB (308 words) - 19:45, 4 January 2025
- ...death. The other son, [[Charles Dundas|Charles]], was an MP for nearly 50 years before being ennobled as Baron Amesbury. ...th an established fortune thanks to profitable army contracts in the Seven Years War, bought the Earldom of Orkney in 1766 he was less interested in the est4 KB (673 words) - 19:47, 14 October 2016
- ...Edinburgh, before joining the East India Company in 1838. He served for 12 years, returning to Shetland in 1850 until 1852, before heading back out to India2 KB (264 words) - 17:12, 9 March 2020
- ...ne|James 'Slim Jim' Irvine]], who had been a councillor in Shetland for 24 years at that point. Standing as a Liberal Democrat in the [[Shetland_Islands_Cou7 KB (1,100 words) - 19:47, 14 October 2016
- ...on.php?personID=I63802&tree=ID1 William Irvine], a job he held for several years. After William gave up the business, Sinclair entered employment with [http2 KB (223 words) - 17:50, 7 January 2025