Family of Hávarður GUÐMUNDSSON and Kristrún SIGVALDADÓTTIR

Husband:
Hávarður GUÐMUNDSSON (1862-1939)
Wife:
Kristrún SIGVALDADÓTTIR (1859-1903)
Children:
Laufey Svafa GUDMUNDSON (1896-c. 1964)
Helga Kristbjörg GUDMUNDSON (1899- )
Málfríður Kristín GUÐMUNDSSON (1900-1913)
Kristrún M. GUDMUNDSON (1903-1985)
Marriage:
Oct 28, 1893
First Luthern Church, Winnipeg Manitoba^1,2
Residence (family):
Mar 31, 1901
R.M. of Posen, Manitoba
residence family:
near Lundar, Manitoba

Husband: Hávarður GUÐMUNDSSON

Hávarður GUÐMUNDSSON

Name:
Hávarður GUÐMUNDSSON
Sex:
Male
Father:
Guðmundur JÓNSSON (c. 1825-1862)
Mother:
Gunnhildur ÓLAFSDÓTTIR (1829-1905)
Birth:
Apr 10, 1862
Sveinsstaðir, Skorrastaðarsókn, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland^2,3,4
Baptism:
Apr 12, 1862 (age 0)
Skorrastaður, Norðfjarðarhreppur, Skorrastaðarsókn, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland²
Residence:
1870 (age 7-8)
Sveinsstaðir, Skorrastaðarsókn, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland
Residence:
Eskifjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland
Immigration:
1888 (age 25-26)
to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður, Seyðisfjörður, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland^5,6
left from Seyðisfjörður onboard SS Copeland with his wife Helga Jónsdóttir and three children.

Left Glascow Scotland on 14 July 1888 the Ship Hibernian and arrived Quebec, Quebec, Canada 28 July 1888 (2 weeks to cross)
Occupation:
Apr 22, 1891 (age 29)
labourer; Gimli, Manitoba⁷
labour for John Thorsteinson
Residence:
Apr 22, 1891 (age 29)
Gimli, Manitoba⁷
Harvard was possibly in Gimli working. The age given of 28 would be correct. There is a Margrett and John listed as son and dsughter to Thorsteinson but the birth dates could match Harvard's family could be a mistake? Harvard shown as widowed in the census.
Naturalisation:
1897 (age 34-35)
Canada⁸
Residence:
1901 (age 38-39)
Lundar, Manitoba⁹
Residence:
Sep 15, 1902 (age 40)
Land Grant NW 2 20 5 W1¹⁰
Residence:
"APROX 1912"
SE 13 23 10 W1
Occupation:
Municipal secretary; Eskifjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland
(before Jon Johnsen)
Occupation:
"BEF 20 YEARS"
to learn carpentry and cabinet making) carpenter; Kaupmanahafn (Copenhagn)
Occupation:
farmer
Occupation:
1931 (age 68-69)
dairy farmer; RM of Siglunes, Manitoba
Address: 13 23 10 W1
Occupation:
1935 (age 72-73)
farmer¹¹
Death:
Oct 26, 1939 (age 77)
Hayland, R.M. of Siglunes, Manitoba, Canada^3,4,12
Cause: stomach cancer
Burial:
Oct 31, 1939
Vogar Cemetery, Manitoba
(Reverend Gudmundur Arnason conducted the service)

Wife: Kristrún SIGVALDADÓTTIR

Name:
Kristrún SIGVALDADÓTTIR
Sex:
Female
Father:
Sigvaldi PÁLSSON (1828-1870)
Mother:
Kristbjörg EINARSDÓTTIR (1827-1881)
Birth:
Mar 1, 1859
Laufássókn, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland^2,13,14,15
Name on death certificate is KRISTIEN SIGVALDADOTTIR
Baptism:
Mar 6, 1859 (age 0)
Laufássókn, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland²
Residence:
1860 (age 0-1)
Þverá, Laufássókn, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland¹⁶
Occupation:
1880 (age 20-21)
vinnukona; Laugaland syðra, Munkaþverársókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland¹⁷
working for Kristinn Frímann Jónsson
Residence:
1880 (age 20-21)
Laugaland syðra, Munkaþverársókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland¹⁸
Occupation:
1890 (age 30-31)
vinnukona; Hrafnagil í Þorvaldsdalur, Eyjafjarðarsveit, Grundarsókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland¹⁹
working for Jónas Jónasson, prestur
Residence:
1890 (age 30-31)
Hrafnagil í Þorvaldsdalur, Eyjafjarðarsveit, Grundarsókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland²⁰
Emigration:
1897 (age 37-38)
from Iceland to Canada
Naturalisation:
1897 (age 37-38)
Canada⁸
Death:
Sep 3, 1903 (age 44)
(at home) R.M. of Woodlands, Manitoba^21,22,23
Cause: Child birth

Child 1: Laufey Svafa GUDMUNDSON

Spouse: Eyjólfur SIGURÐSSON

Name:
Laufey Svafa GUDMUNDSON
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Eyjólfur SIGURÐSSON (1882-1964)
Birth:
Jan 11, 1896
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada^2,8,24,25
Baptism:
Jun 13, 1897 (age 1)
First Luthern Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba²
Residence:
Mar 31, 1901 (age 5)
R.M. of Posen⁸
Residence:
1906 (age 9-10)
Post office : Lundar Sec2 Twn20 Rng5²⁶
Residence:
1911 (age 14-15)
NW Sec11 Twn23 Rng10 w1 Manitoba²⁵
Residence:
1916 (age 19-20)
NW Sec11 Twn23 Rng10 w1 Manitoba, Canada²⁷
Residence:
1921 (age 24-25)
13 23 10 1W R.M. of Siglunes, Manitoba²⁸
Residence:
1964 (age 67-68)
USA (California)²⁹
U.S. Social Security Number:
USA 453-01-5570²⁹
Death:
c. Jun, 1964 (age 68)
USA²⁹
Burial:
USA

Child 2: Helga Kristbjörg GUDMUNDSON

Name:
Helga Kristbjörg GUDMUNDSON
Sex:
Female
Birth:
Mar 10, 1899
St Laurent, Manitoba^8,30
Residence:
Mar 31, 1901 (age 2)
R.M. of Posen, Manitoba⁸
Residence:
1906 (age 6-7)
Post office : Lundar Sec2 Twn20 Rng5²⁶
Residence:
1911 (age 11-12)
NW Sec11 Twn23 Rng10 w1 Manitoba²⁵
Residence:
1916 (age 16-17)
NW Sec11 Twn23 Rng10 w1 Manitoba, Canada²⁷
Residence:
1921 (age 21-22)
13 23 10 1W R.M. of Siglunes, Manitoba²⁸
Residence:
Chicago, Ill, USA
Death:
"??"
Manitoba

Child 3: Málfríður Kristín GUÐMUNDSSON

Name:
Málfríður Kristín GUÐMUNDSSON
Sex:
Female
Birth:
May 29, 1900
Manitoba, Canada^8,25
Residence:
1906 (age 5-6)
Post office : Lundar Sec2 Twn20 Rng5, Manitoba²⁶
Residence:
1911 (age 10-11)
NW Sec11 Twn23 Rng10 w1 Manitoba²⁵
Death:
Jun 5, 1913 (age 13)
R.M of Coldwell, Manitoba³¹

Child 4: Kristrún M. GUDMUNDSON

Name:
Kristrún M. GUDMUNDSON³²
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Jón JÓHANNESSON (1871-1958)
Birth:
Aug 30, 1903
Lundar, Manitoba, Canada^33,34
Death:
Apr 30, 1985 (age 81)
Baldur, R.M of Argyle, Manitoba, Canada³⁴
Burial:
Bru Cemetery, Cypress River, Manitoba³⁵

Note on Husband: Hávarður GUÐMUNDSSON

Dominion Land Grant for NW 2 20 5 W1 given 15 Sept. 1902, just west of Lundar Manitoba

in 1907 sold land and moved to NW Sec1 Twn23 Rng10 w1by Deception Bay on Lake Manitoba and in aprox 1912 bought land just north of NW Sec1 Twn23 Rng10 w1 and that land was on the SW and SE quarter of section 13 township 23 range 10 W1. They lived on the SE quarter.³⁶

Sources

1.: Government of Manitoba, registration of marriage. 1893-002190.

2.: Church of Latter Day Saints (http://www.familysearch.org/), LDS.

3.: Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

4.: Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

5.: Hálfdan Helgason, news letter.

6.: Government of Canada, Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. Ottawa, Canada:.

7.: Government of Canada, Census of Canada, 1891.

8.: Gov. of Canada, Canadian Census 1901, (1901). Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6435.

9.: Ibid.

10.

Government of Canada, Western Land Grants (1870-1930). Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.

Canada. Call Number: none.

11.: Ancestry.ca.

12.: unknown, Heimskringla.

13.: Islendingabok, Islendingabok. birth date.

14.: Icelandic Census 1860.

15.: Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

16.: Icelandic Census 1860. Þverá heimajörð, Laufássókn, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla.

17.: Icelandic Census 1880.

18.: Ibid. Laugaland syðra, Munkaþverársókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla.

19.: Icelandic Census 1890.

20.: Ibid. Hrafnagil, Grundarsókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla.

21.: Government of manitoba, death registration. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1903-001859.

22.: unknown, Lögberg.

23.: Islendingabok, Islendingabok. death date.

24.: Province of Manitoba : Vital Statistics, detailed birth information. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1896-003391.

25.: Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1911, (28, 29 and 30th June 1911 Alex Hay).

26.: Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1906.

27.: Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1916.

28.: Canadian Government, Canadian Census 1921.

29.: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi, Social Security Death Index U.S.A.

30.: Government of Manitoba, Registration of birth. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1899-007013.

31.: Government of manitoba, death registration.

32.: https://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194167307/kristrun-breidal.

33.: Government of Manitoba, Registration of birth. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1903-004361.

34.: Inez Schuster, Inez Schuster.

35.: https://www.findagrave.com.

36.

Government of Canada, Dominion Land Grant. C-6068. Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.

Canada. Call Number: none.