Hólmfríður Jósefsdóttir

ID: 16942
Date of birth : 1892
Place of birth : Dalasýsla

Hólmfríður and Unnur Anna  Photo: DM

Friðrik Kristjánsson Photo: Dm

Hólmfríður Jósefsdóttir was born on October 6, 1892 in Dalasýsla.

Spouse: September 10, 1914 Friðrik Kristjánsson b. June 23, 1884 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. in Winnipeg February 23, 1954.

Children: 1. Palmey Unnur b. August 4, 1915 2. Ásgerður Jósefína (Ása) b. May 5, 1918 3. Unnur b. December 29, 1919, d. February 5, 1922 4. Aðalsteinn b. August 22, 1923 5. Guðbjörg (Bertha) b. January 16, 1926 6. Unnur Anna b. September 23, 1936.

Hólmfríður came west to Winnipeg in 1911, where her brother Gunnlaugur had moved a few years earlier. Friðrik came west to Winnipeg in 1906 and, in company with his brother Aðalstein who had gone west some time before, embarked on a major construction project in the city. The brothers worked together for several years.