ID: 11038
Date of birth : 1859
Place of birth : Borgarfjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1941
Sveinn Tómasson in his workshop in Selkirk Photo: L.-H. 2009
Sveinn Tómasson was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on May 7, 1859. He died in Manitoba on April 16, 1941. He took the last name Thompson in the west.
Spouse: 1) June 30, 1891 Sigurlaug Steinsdóttir b. July 22, 1866 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. May 4, 1938 in Manitoba. 2) 1939 Guðlaug Eiríksson b. May 14, 1909.
Children: 1. Steinn Ólafur b. November 23, 1893 2. Ingibjörg d. 1925 3. Jón 4. Tómasína 5. Guðrún 6. Emily 7. Sveinn 8. Franklin.
Sveinn came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 and on the same ship were Sigurlaug and her mother Ólöf Ingibjörg Steinsdóttir. Sveinn and Sigurlaug lived a long time in Selkirk.