Bjarnrún S Finnbogadóttir

ID: 18364
Born west
Date of birth : 1912
Place of birth : Vestfold

Bjarnrún Sigurlín and Kristjón Felix Photo: VÍÆ I

Bjarnrún Sigurlín Finnbogadóttir was born in Vestfold in the Shoal Lake Settlement (Grunnavatnsbyggð) in Manitoba on January 28, 1912.

Spouse: August 10, 1933 Kristjón Felix Sigurðsson b. in Mikley in New Iceland on January 15, 1901. He was known as Felix Sigurðsson in the west.

Children: 1. Viola Gay b, in Oak Point on April 30, 1934 2. Gladys Kristrún b. in Lundar on December 25, 1936. d. May 29, 1937

Bjarnrún was the daughter of Finnbogi Þorgilsson and Málfríður Jónsdóttir. Kristjón was the son of Sigfús Sigurðsson and Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir in Oak Point, Manitoba. He graduated from Lundar High School and with a degree from the Teacher’s College in Winnipeg. He was a teacher and later became headmaster in Lundar 1941-1955, then became headmaster in the town of Anola, east of Winnipeg. They last lived in East Kildonan, Winnipeg.