Brief Life History of Þórdís
When Þórdís Ólafsdóttir was born on 4 December 1807, in Spóamýri, Mýrasýsla, Western Region, Iceland, her father, Ólafur Ólafsson, was 29 and her mother, Ragnheiður Hallsteinsdottir, was 32. She married Guðmundur Þorsteinsson on 7 October 1830, in Miðdal, Kjósarsýsla, Capital Region, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Thordys Olafsdr, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
- Thordis Olafsdr in entry for Gudridur Gudmundsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
- Thordys Olafsdr in entry for Thuridur Gudmundsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
Spouse and Children
1789–1855 Male
1807– Female
Children (9)
1831–1831 Female
1832– Female
1833– Female
1836– Female
1837– Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1778–1859 Male
1775–1824 Female
Siblings (6)
1805– Male
1807– Female
1809–1864 Female
1811–1811 Male
1813– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (5)
1814
Age 7
1843
Age 36
1843
Age 36
Name Meaning
From an Old Norse personal name from Þórr ( see Tor ) + dís ‘goddess’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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