ID: 15166
Date of birth : 1876
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Soffanías Þorkelsson Pboto: VÍÆ I
Soffanías Þorkelsson was born on April 5, 1876 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He took the last name Thorkelson in the west.
Spouse: 1) May 28, 1899 Jóhanna María Friðriksdóttir b. January 10, 1866 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. October 17, 1848 in Winnipeg. 2) October 1, 1849 Sigrún Sigurgeirsdóttir b. in Reykjavík on September 29, 1907. They divorced.
Children: With Jóhanna: 1. Ragnheiður b. April 30, 1900 2. Sigríður b. July 27, 1901 3. Páll b. July 14, 1903 4. Þorkell Máni b. May 5, 1905 5. Marsilía b. March 3, 1907.
Soffanías came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1898 and lived there until 1947, when he moved to Victoria, British Columbia.