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I am researching the BJORNSON/BARNSON family who emigrated from Iceland between1895 and 1899. So far I have discovered the following information
Thordur BJORNSON born abt 1871 Iceland married Anna?
Children
Johannes b abt 1893 Iceland
Pau/Pall b 19 May 1895 Iceland (he married my husbands Gt Aunt in 1921 in Canada)
Barney b 16 Feb 1899 Manitoba, Canada
Ragnar b abt 1903 Canada
I believe Anna may then have died & Thordur remarried Vigdi HANNESSON as in 1906 there is a stepson by this surname followed by
Eyrik b abt 1905
Louisa b abt 1907 (believe she may have married a Harry LARSON?)
Karl Kreyer b Mar 1909 died 1998
I would love to know when the family arrived in Canada? I have the date 1901 but this wouldn't fit with Barneys birth date. What happened to Paul's siblings?
I would also be interested to know if my theory regarding the death of Thordur's first wife is correct. I am going to Iceland next week & am hoping I may be able to discover a little more about this family.
Any help regarding the Canadian records would be gratefully received.
King regards,
Roma, UK.
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Hi Roma, here's the 1906 census:
1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
Name: Paul Bjornson
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 11
Birthplace: Iceland
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Thordur Bjornson
Mother's Name: Wiges Bjornson
Immigration Year: 191 (1901 on original)
Province: Manitoba
Sub-District Description: Selkirk town
Sub-District: 22B
Neighbors:
Household Members:
Name Age
Thordur Bjornson 35 b Iceland
Wiges Bjornson 34 b Iceland
Johnes Bjornson 13 b Iceland
Paul Bjornson 11 b Iceland
Barney Bjornson 8 b Iceland
Ragenar Bjornson 2 b Manitoba
James Hannason 5 b Iceland
Bjomson 10 months b Manitoba
Barney's birthplace had originally been entered as Manitoba but on the original image it has been crossed out and Iceland written.
The family had 5 milk cows.
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Paul's military record:
Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
Name: Paull Bjornson
Residence: West Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Birth Date: 19 May 1895
Birth Location: Iceland
Relative: Thordur Bjornson
Relationship: Father
Regiment Number: 3346781
He was a machinist and his religion was Lutheran.
He had his medical exam 27 May 1918 - he was just under 5' 9", had a ruddy complexion, light blue eyes and brown hair. He had scars on his hip, back and buttock.
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I really don't know if this is your Barney or a coincidence?
Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
Name: Barney Bjornson
Residence: Langruth, Manitoba, Canada
Birth Date: 16 Feb 1899
Birth Location: Glenboro', Manitoba, Canada
Relative: Mrs Anna Bjornson ???
Relationship: Mother
Regiment Number: 2147866
He's a store clerk and farmer. It's confusing because the 1906 has Barney's birthplace as Manitoba, changed to Iceland.
The mother's name is correct - could Thordur and Annie have split up rather than her having died?
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1901 Census of Canada Page Information
District: MB SELKIRK (#11)
Subdistrict: Gimli D-2 Page 2
29 19 Bjarnason Thordur M Head M Jul 17 1868 33
30 19 Bjarnason Rakel F Wife M May 18 1870 30
31 19 Bjarnason Jens M Son S Jun 17 1893 7
32 19 Bjarnason Pall M Son S May 19 1895 5
33 19 Bjarnason Bjarni M Son S Oct 22 1898 2
S1 http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1901/z/z001/z000018944.pdf
[There's another Bjarnason next door]
S2 http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1901/z/z001/z000023529.pdf
[P2L29 addy=Gimli village]
1906 Census Page Data
District: MB Selkirk District (#8)
Subdistrict: 22 B (Selkirk town) Page 25
13 184 Bjornson Thordur Head M M 35
14 184 Bjornson Vigdis Wife F M 34
15 184 Bjornson Johannes Son M S 13
16 184 Bjornson Paul Son M S 11
17 184 Bjornson Barney Son M S 8
18 184 Bjornson Ragnar Son M M 2
19 184 Hannesson James Stepson M S 5
20 184 Bjornson Baby Son M S 10 month
21 184 Anderson Gestur Head M M 22
22 184 Anderson Helga Wife F M 33
23 184 Anderson Mary Stepdaughter F S 13
24 184 Anderson Hilda Stepdaughter F S 10
25 184 Anderson Annie Daughter F S 1
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e049/e001205042.pdf
1911 Census of Canada
Home / 1911 / Manitoba / Selkirk / 58 Selkirk / page 8
34 82 Bjornson Baldur M Head M Jun 1865 45
35 82 Bjornson Vigdis F Wife M Jun 1868 42
36 82 Bjornson Barney M Son S Oct 1897 13
37 82 Bjornson James M Son S Mar 1901 10
38 82 Bjornson Ragnar M Son S Nov 1903 7
39 82 Bjornson Eyrik M Son S Jul 1905 5
40 82 Bjornson Louisa F Daughter S Aug 1907 3
41 82 Bjornson Karl M Son S Mar 1909 2
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e001952267.pdf
1916 search at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1916/index-e.html
for district=Selkirk subdistrict#=4 - you division A, then you want page 8 of 30
NB There's a C in col 4 for Gudmunder, so he's not home, but at Camp Hughes, an army training camp in Canada.
You can search MB BMDs at http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php
You could search for bj*son at:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-100.01-e.php
and see enlistment papers.
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Thank you all for your replies & to Cynthia for letting me know I'd had replies! There still seems to be a little confusion over which children were born in Canada & which in Iceland but I loved knowing they had 5 milking cows - so much more information than the uk census :-) As is usual it has produced further queries but that is the joy of family history research.
Thank you all again.
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You're welcome Roma, if you get any new info in Iceland then do come back on this thread and let us know and we'll try to help further.
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FYI - http://www.gimlicommunityweb.com/history/history.php
Since the kids probably wed local girls, here's the census links page:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html
This, and much other stuff (incl the Western Land Grants database) can be found by drilling down at:
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/index-e.html
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