Born in Iceland on 3 October 1856, he came to Winnipeg with his family in the 1890s and worked as a building contractor. In 1910, he was appointed Vice-Consul for Denmark at Winnipeg. He and wife Thordis (1860-?) had four sons: Sigfus Brynjolfsson (1881-?), Ingi Brynjolfsson (1882-?), Brynjolfur Brynjolfsson (1887-?), and Burgur Brynjolfsson (1889-?). He moved to Surrey, British Columbia around 1924 and died there on 28 June 1930.
Some of his construction works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
524 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg
1905
635 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg
1906
366 Qu’Appelle Avenue / 374 Carlton Street, Winnipeg
1908-1909
130 James Street, Winnipeg
1910
42 Langside Street, Winnipeg
1911
Warwick Apartments (alterations)
366 Qu’Appelle Avenue / 374 Carlton Street, Winnipeg
1911
Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg
1911
Demolished (?)
122 Langside Street, Winnipeg
1912
1150 Sherburn Street, Winnipeg
1912-1913
Crane-Ordway Warehouse
Isabel Street, Winnipeg
1913
Demolished (?)
505 Victor Street, Winnipeg
1914
535 Victor Street, Winnipeg
1914
110 Young Street, Winnipeg
1914
464 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg
1919
12 Second Avenue SW, Carman
1919-1920
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“New Danish consul,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 October 1910, page 3.
“Permits taken out for two warehouses,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 May 1913, page 19.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Death registration, British Columbia Vital Statistics.
“Deaths and funerals,” Winnipeg Tribune, 30 June 1930, page 10.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 November 2024
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