ID: 18803
Date of birth : 1875
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1937
Brynjólfur Egill Björnsson was born on October 11, 1875 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. He died in Winnipeg on February 26, 1937.
Spouse: María Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir b. 1874 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla.
Children: 1. Lárus Albert b. October 13, 1903 2. Hannes Brynjólfur b. 1905 3. Ingibjörg Kapitóla b. November 25, 1907 4. Baldur Hallgrímur b. April 7, 1912 5. Hallfríður María b. December 24, 1916.
Brynjólfur emigrated with his parents in 1888 and settled in New Iceland. He went to Winnipeg for 18 years and became a mason. He worked as a mason in Gimli, lived in the Framnes Settlement and Arborg before he and María moved to Winnipeg in 1927.