Tom Henderson: The seaman who founded a museum

Johnston, J. LaughtonU202

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Thomas (Tom) Henderson (1911-1982) Seaman, founder of the Shetland Museum, restorer of artefacts, maritime historian, craftsman, hotelier, Council Convener, writer and the go-to Shetlander throughout the second half of the 20th century on almost any aspect of the island’s story. Tom was born and grew up in one of the most charming corners of Shetland at South Scousburgh overlooking the Loch of Spiggie, at the time of the First World War. His family had been prosperous merchants and hoteliers in the 19th century but the business failed when Tom was nine years old. There then followed the first of two pivotal events in his life, one at home which lifted the threat of penury for him and his parents, and the other off the coast of Sierra Leone during the Second World War, which nearly killed him. These were to dictate the path of his life, giving him the opportunity to develop both his passionate interest in Shetland’s maritime history and his latent literary talent.