ID: 2847
Date of birth : 1875
Place of birth : Vestmannaeyjar
Date of death : 1933
Kristján Sæmundsson was born on March 20, 1875 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). He died on February 18, 1933 in Selkirk, Manitoba.
Spouse: May 31, 1902 Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. December 2, 1882 in Vestmannaeyjar.
Children: 1. Jón b. January 30, 1904 2. Kristjana Jónína b. 1906 3. Sigríður Ingibjörg b. March 20, 1907 4. Anna b. 1908.
They emigrated west to Manitoba in 1904 together with Sigríður’s parents, Jón Einarsson and Ingibjörg Hreinsdóttir. They all returned to Iceland after a short stay in the west. Kristján and Sigríður came west again and lived in Selkirk. Their daughter, Sigríður Ingibjörg was in Vestmannaeyjar in 1920.