ID: 20665
Date of birth : 1888
Date of death : 1972
Þorgeir and family. From left: Oliver, Arnold, Þorgeir, Frederick, Maria, Edwin and Georg. Photo: VÍÆ V
Þorgeir Þorgeirsson was born in Ísafjarðarsýsla in 1888. He took the name Thomas Henry Isford in the west. He died in Winnipeg in 1972.
Spouse: 1924 Maria Alida Deslauriers b. October 3, 1907, of German descent. She later married Ronald Eyjólfsson, they lived in Winnipeg.
Children: 1. Georg Thomas b. December 14, 1924 2. Arnold Arthur b. November 20, 1925 3. Edwin Harold b. December 22, 1927, d. 1974 4. Oliver Francis b. September 11, 1929 5. Frederick Wellington b. March 3, 1934.
Þorgeir came west as a young man to Manitoba and lived a long time in Winnipeg. He worked various jobs in the city.