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Hjalmar Bjarni Hjalmarsson (b. 1866) and Valgerdur Solborg Jonsdottir (b. 1874) of Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Hjalmar Bjarni Hjalmarsson (b. 1866) and Valgerdur Solborg Jonsdottir (b. 1874) of Winnipeg, Manitoba

Posted: 1 Oct 2014 10:07AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 1 Oct 2014 4:08PM GMT
Surnames: Hjalmarsson, Jonsdottir
I'm looking for information on Valgerdur Solborg Jonsdottir and Hjalmar Bjarni Hjalmarsson from the time they were married 1893 and afterward. I know they were both born in Iceland... Hjalmar on April 11, 1866 in Helgafell, Snaefellsnessysla and Valgerdur on December 23, 1874 in Miklaholtssókn, Hnappadalssýsla. I believe Hjalmar's family came to Canada around 1876, first settling in Hecla Island, Manitoba, then moving to Winnipeg and then moving to Churchbridge, Saskatchewan in around 1887. Valgerdur came to Canada in 1890, settling in Winnipeg. The two were married in Winnipeg on October 26, 1893, and then they seem to vanish! I can't find any other records relating to them after that time. No death records, no records of children being born… nothing. There are records of Haljmar's father (also named Haljmar Haljmarsson) dying in Gimli, Manitoba and I have plenty of information about Valgerdur's parents, but that's it.

Valgerdur is my great grand aunt and is a bit of a mystery. She was one of the middle children in a rather large family, but for some reason was the only child in the family that was raised by her mother's sister (who never married). That mystery has made me all the more curious about her past, but I'm having a great deal of difficulty finding out much about her after she came to Canada.

Can anyone help me?
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jaslator 1 Oct 2014 4:07PM GMT 
NonniJonsson 2 Oct 2014 12:38AM GMT 
jaslator 2 Oct 2014 4:12AM GMT 
NonniJonsson 5 Oct 2014 1:06AM GMT 
jaslator 6 Oct 2014 5:30PM GMT 
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