ID: 9924
Date of birth : 1885
Place of birth : S. Þingeyjarsýsla
Sigtryggur Ó Bjering Photo: VÍÆ I
Guðrún Á Gunnlaugsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ I
Sigtryggur Ólason Bjering was born at Húsavík in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on May 27, 1852.
Spouse: 1) June 23, 1909 Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on August 30, 1886, d. in Winnipeg on December 16, 1957 2) October 6, 1959 Guðrún Ásdís Gunnlaugsdóttir b. July 24, 1895.
Children: Both with Sigríður: 1. Kári Herbert b. July 15, 1911 2. Guðrún Jóhanna b. March 16, 1920. They also had a foster daughter: Margrét b. April 14, 1914.
Sigtryggur was the son of Óla Bjering and Nanna Ólafsdóttir, who came west to Winnipeg with Sigtryggur’s siblings in 1893. However, he had come west in 1888 and waited for them in Winnipeg. He lived there the rest of his days.