Margrét Hólmfríður Blöndal Photo: VÍ III
Margrét Hólmfríður Blöndal was born in Winnipeg on November 29, 1902. She took the last name Skaptason before marriage.
Spouse: June 20, 1925 Norman Kristján Jónsson b. in Selkirk, Manitoba on July 4, 1902.
Children: 1. Joseph Norman b. in Gimli on November 30, 1925 2. Margaret Anne b. July 30, 1928 3. Theodore Clifford b. December 21, 1929 4. Guðrún Mae b. May 1, 1933 5. Norma Dianne b. December 7, 1940.
Norman was the son of Jón Guðnason Stevens, ship’s captain in Gimli, and Jóhanna Stefanía Hansdóttir. Margrét was the daughter of Björn Blöndal and his wife, Björg Bjarnadóttir in Winnipeg. She was fostered by the couple Joseph and Jóhanna Guðrún Skaptason and took their last name. Norman and Margrét lived at Gimli in New Iceland.