Back row: Guðleif, María, Guðjón, Sigurveig, Hermann. Front row: Tryggvi, Kristján, Björg and Ingibjörg. Mynd: Hnausa Reflections
Kristján Björnsson was born on October 21, 1859 in Þistilfjörður in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on October 21, 1933. He had the last name Snæfeld; Snifeld in English.
Spouse: 1) Sigurveig Jónsdóttir b. 1867, d. December 6, 1887. 2) Björg Markúsdóttir b. May 15, 1866, d. August 25, 1966
Children: Sigurveig and Kristján had one child who died young. With Björg: 1. Guðjón b. January 15, 1893, d. November 2, 1920 2. María b. 1895, d. 1974 3. Hermann (Hýrmann) b. July 18, 1897, d. August 25, 1983. 4. Sigurveig b. August 18, 1898 5. Kristbjörg b. May 5, 1901, d. June 16, 1912 6. Guðleif b. March 8, 1900, d. February 13, 1990 7. Tryggvi b. February 15, 1903, d. December 24, 1965 8. Ingibjörg Sigríður b. November 21, d. 2001.
Kristján came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and settled in the Hnausa settlement.