Svanfríður Theodórsdóttir

ID: 20400
Born west
Date of birth : 1921

Svanfríður Eyja Theodórsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ I

Svanfríður Theodórsdóttir was born in Selkirk, Manitoba on February 23, 1921. She was known as Freida Henderson with marriage.

Spouse: July 12, 1947 Ross Ogden Henderson b. September 24, 1919. His parents were farmers in Morden, Manitoba.

Children: Carol Solveig b. October 16, 1948 2. Helen Muriel b. January 9, 1953.

Svanfríður’s parents were Theodore Thordarson and Steinunn Sigríður Jónsdóttir.  Svanfríður grew up in Selkirk and attended school there. She attended Wesley College in Winnipeg and the Manitoba Normal School where she became a teacher. She taught in Manitoba 1941 – 1948 and then the family moved west to Kelowna, British Columbia.