Thomas Balfour from Sullom, Shetland first worked for Christian Salvesen at their whaling station at Olna in Shetland. Later, going with them to work at the whaling in South Georgia. Shetlanders were in demand to go to work in South Georgia, since the company knew many former employees from the Olna whaling station were hard working. Both his sons James and Thomas followed in his footsteps to work at the whaling.