ID: 20199
Born west
Date of birth : 1915
Helga Sigtryggsdóttir was born in Kandahar, Saskatchewan on October 3, 1915. She had the last name Anderson in the west and later Howardson with marriage.
Spouse: June 22, 1946 Bjarni Óskar Jónsson b. at Siglunes, Manitoba on February 13, 1912. He was known as Bjarni Oscar Howardson in the west.
Children: 1. Róbert 2. María Soffía.
Helga was the daughter of Sigtryggur Sigurðsson and Soffía Guðrún Gísladóttir, who lived in Kandahar, Saskatchewan. Bjarni was the son of Jón Hávarðarson, who came west in 1888 with his parents, Hávarð Guðmundsson and Helga Jónsdóttir. Bjarni was a carpenter and fisherman and lived with his wife and children in Vancouver.