Theodore Þ Thordarson Photo: VÍÆ I
Theodore Þ Thordarson was born in Gullbringusýsla on December 1, 1890.
Spouse: April 12, 1916 Steinunn Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. April 19, 1895 in Snæfellsnessýsla.
Children: 1. Lára b. December 5, 1917 2. Svanfríður b. February 23, 1921 3. Helga Grímólfína b. November 27, 1927 4. Theodor Thomas b. February 26, 1931 5. Peter Gordon Roy b. July 1, 1937.
Theodore was the son of Þórður Tómas Þórðarson and Arnfríður Magnúsdóttir, who came west to Manitoba in 1900. They first lived in Gimli and later in Selkirk. Theodore lived with them in both places, but then in 1905 went to Mikley where he learned carpentry. He lived on the island until 1921 and did fishing and carpentry. He was in Selkirk after that until 1943 and then Winnipeg until 1948. That year he went west to the Pacific coast and lived in Vancouver.