The Story of
María Þorvaldsdóttir and Pétur Honningsvag
(Petter Honningsvåg, in Norwegian)
The old church in Akureyri - Maria and Petter got married in the old church in Akureyri (picture) 11th September 1924. The church existed from 1923 to 1949.
Maria Þorvaldsdóttir and Petter Honningsvåg
married in the old Akureyri church,
24th of September 1924
The wedding for Maria and Petter took place on 11 September 1924. And what I know is that Haston Olav Svedhaug (1906-1998), who lived above the church at Leikanger up till around 1998, was one of the crew on the boat Petter and some fellows from Stadlandet went to Iceland with, to fish.
The fishing trip to Iceland got Petter Nikolai Honningsvaag getting together with Maria, and later getting married. They had five daughters together - Agnes, Maria, Nancy, Svala and Anne Gudlaug (died three weeks old). In addition, Maria had a daughter with Gudmund Honningsvåg several years after Petter's death, who is Petra Honningsvåg, lived on the farm Fagervoll in Honningsvågen. She died January 10, 2024.
It is in an old church-register from Akureyri it is stated that Petter Nikolai Honningsvaag was married to María Þorvaldsdóttir on 11 September 1924.
It is Gunnar Einar Steingrímsson, a priest in Iceland and Norway, whom I am friends with, who has helped me find out when they got married. He says that Maria and Petter got married in the old church in Akureyri, which existed from 1923 to 1949.
The fishing trip to Iceland got Petter Nikolai Honningsvaag getting together with Maria, and later getting married. They had five daughters together - Agnes, Maria, Nancy, Svala and Anne Gudlaug (died three weeks old). In addition, Maria had a daughter with Gudmund Honningsvåg several years after Petter's death, who is Petra Honningsvåg, lived on the farm Fagervoll in Honningsvågen. She died January 10, 2024.
It is in an old church-register from Akureyri it is stated that Petter Nikolai Honningsvaag was married to María Þorvaldsdóttir on 11 September 1924.
It is Gunnar Einar Steingrímsson, a priest in Iceland and Norway, whom I am friends with, who has helped me find out when they got married. He says that Maria and Petter got married in the old church in Akureyri, which existed from 1923 to 1949.
The sisters María Þorvaldsdóttir (left), and her half sister Fjóla Guðmundsdottir. María became mother to six daugther's and 17 grandchildren (See them listed further down in this page.)
The Dalvík Earthquake
Ásgarður residential building 1936:
However, María’s mother Sigurlaug Sigfúsdóttir (1872–1947) married Guðmundur Jónsson Svarfdal (b. 5. des 1874, d. 19. júlí 1932) in 1903, when María was 1 years old. Guðmundur was from Svarfaðardalur. They lived in Akureyri (for example in Hafnarstræti 105 in 1910), and María with them and her half sister, Fjóla (5. aug 1906- 4. jul 1950).
In 1929 Sigurlaug, Guðmundur and Fjóla moved back to Dalvík where Guðmundur built Ásgarður (Guðmundarhús) – see attached pdf: Ásgarður dwelling house 1936. A small farm built by Guğmundur Jónsson and Sigurlaug Siguröardóttir in 1930.
Guðmundur passed away in 1932, and on June 2nd 1934 the house was completely ruined in the Dalvík Earthquake. (See "Petter went to Iceland".
The house was rebuilt, and Sigurlaug continued living there with their daughter, Fjóla, María's half sister. After Sigurlaug passed away in 1947 Fjóla is registered as the owner.
Íris Daníelsdóttir, from the Svarfdæla District Archives, establishes that there are no documents of María and Petter having lived there. Fjóla and Sigurlaug are both resting in Tjörn cemetery
However, María’s mother Sigurlaug Sigfúsdóttir (1872–1947) married Guðmundur Jónsson Svarfdal (b. 5. des 1874, d. 19. júlí 1932) in 1903, when María was 1 years old. Guðmundur was from Svarfaðardalur. They lived in Akureyri (for example in Hafnarstræti 105 in 1910), and María with them and her half sister, Fjóla (5. aug 1906- 4. jul 1950).
In 1929 Sigurlaug, Guðmundur and Fjóla moved back to Dalvík where Guðmundur built Ásgarður (Guðmundarhús) – see attached pdf: Ásgarður dwelling house 1936. A small farm built by Guğmundur Jónsson and Sigurlaug Siguröardóttir in 1930.
Guðmundur passed away in 1932, and on June 2nd 1934 the house was completely ruined in the Dalvík Earthquake. (See "Petter went to Iceland".
The house was rebuilt, and Sigurlaug continued living there with their daughter, Fjóla, María's half sister. After Sigurlaug passed away in 1947 Fjóla is registered as the owner.
Íris Daníelsdóttir, from the Svarfdæla District Archives, establishes that there are no documents of María and Petter having lived there. Fjóla and Sigurlaug are both resting in Tjörn cemetery
Planned to emigrate to Canada, but the boat never came
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Þorvaldur Guðnason, born in Lundabrekkusókn, S-Þing 12.11.1857 in Látin 18.7.1914, and Sigurlaug Sigfúsdóttir, born í Hellulandi Skagafirði 11.1.1876, vent to Akureyri to get on a ship to the new world. But the ship never came
In the year 1875 there is a volcano erupt in mounten Dyngjufjöll and there is a lot of ash that goes over north Iceland and ruins lots of farmland and grasingland in the mountains for the sheeps in summertime. 1877 there is no fish 2 years in a row a round Iceland and the volcano Hekla erupts second time in that era so life is very hard. 1878 vinter starts in september and it snows like in a middle of vinter and lots of sheeps die in snow piles. Before all this population in Iceland had incrised so because of good years that there was a short of farms for every who wanted to be independet farmer and people had been moving to a America in small numbers but when all these disaster started, people moved to Canada in big numbers. They were promised 200 acres of farmland for couples and a single man woud get 100 acres of farmland for free. Þorvaldur Guðnason, born in Lundabrekkusókn, S-Þing 12.11.1857 in Látin 18.7.1914, and Sigurlaug Sigfúsdóttir, born í Hellulandi Skagafirði 11.1.1876, vent to Akureyri to get on a ship to the new world. But the ship never came. They were stuck in Akureyri and a boy meets a girl and a girl meets a boy. And they had 1 daughter, María Þorvaldsdóttir, born in Akureyri 30. september 1902. Canada is a multicultural country composed of more than 200 ethnicities, including Icelandic-Canadians. About 15.000 Icelanders are believed to have emigrated from Iceland to Canada and the USA in the period 1870 to 1914. |
The largest group of Icelandic settlers formed the colony New Iceland in the Interlake region of Manitoba. Icelanders refer to Icelandic Canadians and Icelandic Americans as Western-Icelanders.
She was registrated as a housewife - Icelandic: Húsfreyja - in Akureyri in the year 1930, then as María Honningsvog ín the church book - Kirkjubók>. A young sailor named Petter Nikulasen Honningsvog born 29th of March 1900 in Honningsvaag, Norway, Stad municipality, came to Akureyri, and after several years they got 5 daughters: Agnes Jóhanna Pétursdóttir 1923 - 1984, María Pétursdóttir Honningsvog 1925, Nancy Thorhild Pétursdóttir Honningsvog 1927, Anne Gudlaug Petursdottir 1929 (died 1930), Svala Pétursdóttir Falstad 1933 - 2001. and in 1937 Petra Gullaug was born. In 10th of June 1934 Petter died from lung infection Pneumonia and his brothers came to Akureyri and María vent to Norway with them with all the girls exept Agnes. She was the oldest daughter and had to finish scool before she could go to Norway. But the second world war changed that. By the time the second world war ended she was maried in Reykjavík and her daughter Þórhildur was borne 7. desember 1944. And because of all this I am still an Icelander. Written in 2014 by: Sigríður Jónsdóttir Ljósheimum 12 104 Reykjavík |
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The Biggest Earthquakes in
Iceland's History: Dalvik in 1934 is no. 4 in Magnitude 1934 6.3 Dalvík, North Iceland North Iceland Severely damaged the town of Dalvík; over 200 buildings damaged, dozens injured. On June 2nd, 1934, the town of Dalvik in North Iceland experienced a large earthquake. Known locally as "Dalvíkurskjálftinn," the quake originated at sea, just off the coast of Dalvik, and could be felt all over North Iceland. It measured 6.3 on the Richter Scale. Most buildings in Dalvik were damaged, and some were destroyed, but thankfully, nobody was harmed in the event. Throughout the following summer, many locals lived in tents as Dalvik was repaired and rebuilt. Today, there's an exhibition dedicated to the earthquake at the local Hvoll Folk Museum, which is worth a visit when exploring the area. Se more her; https://guidetoiceland.is/best-of-iceland/guide-to-earthquakes-in-iceland#the-biggest-earthquakes-in-iceland-s-history |
Photo from Felir/Icelandic Met Office. Yellow marks volcanic zones and red dots are earthquakes in Iceland between 1994 and 2012.
Broken house in Dalvik, from the 1934 earthquake.
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Brief history of the house - Ásgarður residential house 1936
Ásgarður residential house 1936
María’s father Þorvaldur Guðnason (b. 12. nóvember 1857, d. 18. júlí 1914) was married to María Jónasdóttir and they lived together in Oddeyri, Akureyri, amongst other places in Norðurgata 13 (which Þorvaldur built).
In the 1890 registry Þorvaldur and María Jónasdóttir are listed as husband and wife.
Þorvaldur then built Norðurgata 27 where the family lived, which is the same house that Petter and María are said to have lived in 1927.
"Our archive does not have information on Norwegian sailors in Dalvík and their participation in the community, says employee of the Svarfdæla District Archives, Íris Daníelsdóttir, to me in an email.
Daníelsdóttir suggest that I try contacting the herring museum in Siglufjörður. I also suggest that you contact Akureyri museum regarding photos from the day of the funeral - (https://www.minjasafnid.is/)
In the 1890 registry Þorvaldur and María Jónasdóttir are listed as husband and wife.
Þorvaldur then built Norðurgata 27 where the family lived, which is the same house that Petter and María are said to have lived in 1927.
"Our archive does not have information on Norwegian sailors in Dalvík and their participation in the community, says employee of the Svarfdæla District Archives, Íris Daníelsdóttir, to me in an email.
Daníelsdóttir suggest that I try contacting the herring museum in Siglufjörður. I also suggest that you contact Akureyri museum regarding photos from the day of the funeral - (https://www.minjasafnid.is/)
Ásgarður residential house 1936:
(Landline number: 215-5339/ Land number: 151789).
A small farm built by Guğmundur Jónsson and Sigurlaug Siguröardóttir in 1930. Guğmundur died in 1932. (Saga Dalvikur Ill volume, p. 288. "Hús Dalvik um 1936").
A residential house made of concrete. Two floors and an attic with a dormer. Bora- and cardboard back. Lower floor divided by stone partitions and a double room, a storage room and a hall with an entrance to the upper floor.
Upper floor divided into four rooms with wooden partitions and a corridor - Kerosene oil used for lighting. Heating with coal.
Floor, 8.1 x 6.0 x 7.4 m. Combined barn and sheep house, attached to the main house, 7.0 × 2.5 x 2.0 m.
Made of timber, covered with cardboard and turf. (List of houses and farms in Dalvik, 2 June 1934. from the report of the Earthquake Committee) A two-storey stone house, newly built on a foundation, floor and back made of wood. Piljaã inside. The house was completely destroyed and was torn down to the ground.
Residents 3. house managers 1) Sigurlaug Sigfúsdóttir widow and Fjóla Guğmundsdóttir - mother-in-law. 2) Ingimar Óskarsson and Margrét Steinsdóttir.
(Landline number: 215-5339/ Land number: 151789).
A small farm built by Guğmundur Jónsson and Sigurlaug Siguröardóttir in 1930. Guğmundur died in 1932. (Saga Dalvikur Ill volume, p. 288. "Hús Dalvik um 1936").
A residential house made of concrete. Two floors and an attic with a dormer. Bora- and cardboard back. Lower floor divided by stone partitions and a double room, a storage room and a hall with an entrance to the upper floor.
Upper floor divided into four rooms with wooden partitions and a corridor - Kerosene oil used for lighting. Heating with coal.
Floor, 8.1 x 6.0 x 7.4 m. Combined barn and sheep house, attached to the main house, 7.0 × 2.5 x 2.0 m.
Made of timber, covered with cardboard and turf. (List of houses and farms in Dalvik, 2 June 1934. from the report of the Earthquake Committee) A two-storey stone house, newly built on a foundation, floor and back made of wood. Piljaã inside. The house was completely destroyed and was torn down to the ground.
Residents 3. house managers 1) Sigurlaug Sigfúsdóttir widow and Fjóla Guğmundsdóttir - mother-in-law. 2) Ingimar Óskarsson and Margrét Steinsdóttir.
Guðmundur Jónsson from Hrappsstaðakoti built his own house I 1931, south of Dalvik, as he also called Ásgarð. Foto: Svein Helge Falstad, 2013
Property valuation 1940
Owner and tenant is Fjóla Gumundsdottir
2.05 horse barns, good. Loss in the last 5 years about 20 horse barns.
House, house built in 1935 of timber on a foundation, one floor and attic, iron roof. Iron walls. Four rooms and kitchen. Central heating. Size: 11.0 x 7.3 x 3.2 m.
Other farm buildings: Storage and livestock shed, barn and barn combined. Concrete, one floor and attic. Iron roof. (damaged by earthquake). Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.3 x 3.0 m.
Brief history of the house. Guğmundur Jónsson from Hrappsstağakot built a new home on Arskógsströnd which he named Asgard, then moved east to Langanes, but returned to his home in 1929.
He was a housekeeper in Argerður for the first year, but in 1931 he built his own house south of Dalvik, which he also named Asgard. There he lived with his wife, Sigurlaug Sigfúsdóttir, until 1932. Sigurlaug continued to live in Asgard after her husband's death.
Also living there were the couple Ingimar Ağalsveinn Oskarson, the well-known naturalist, and his wife Margrét Kristjana Steinsdóttir.
The new house / Asgard was completely destroyed in the earthquake of 1934, and was razed to the ground. Then work began on building a new dwelling house, with a wooden foundation, one floor and an attic, and an iron roof. Iron-clad walls.
Four rooms and a fireplace. A note about the house. A note about the surroundings of the house.
Owner and tenant is Fjóla Gumundsdottir
2.05 horse barns, good. Loss in the last 5 years about 20 horse barns.
House, house built in 1935 of timber on a foundation, one floor and attic, iron roof. Iron walls. Four rooms and kitchen. Central heating. Size: 11.0 x 7.3 x 3.2 m.
Other farm buildings: Storage and livestock shed, barn and barn combined. Concrete, one floor and attic. Iron roof. (damaged by earthquake). Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.3 x 3.0 m.
Brief history of the house. Guğmundur Jónsson from Hrappsstağakot built a new home on Arskógsströnd which he named Asgard, then moved east to Langanes, but returned to his home in 1929.
He was a housekeeper in Argerður for the first year, but in 1931 he built his own house south of Dalvik, which he also named Asgard. There he lived with his wife, Sigurlaug Sigfúsdóttir, until 1932. Sigurlaug continued to live in Asgard after her husband's death.
Also living there were the couple Ingimar Ağalsveinn Oskarson, the well-known naturalist, and his wife Margrét Kristjana Steinsdóttir.
The new house / Asgard was completely destroyed in the earthquake of 1934, and was razed to the ground. Then work began on building a new dwelling house, with a wooden foundation, one floor and an attic, and an iron roof. Iron-clad walls.
Four rooms and a fireplace. A note about the house. A note about the surroundings of the house.
This was the place where Norðurgata 27 in Akureyri. The house is gone, and it has for many years been a kindergarten.
Norðurgata 27 in Akureyri
This is from the Census (Manntal / folketelling) in Akureyri 1927. We can see there is 12 persons living in the house.
These are the listed people in Norðurgata 27 in Akureyri:
Maria Jènasdottir 1864 (63) - Stefan Sveinsson 1890 (37) - Ingibiere lèhannesdottir 1894 (33) - Vilbert Stefànuson 1920 (7) - Valdemar Stefàouson 1923 (4) - Maria Stafanusdottic (1924 (3) - Oskyre Stulke 1926 (1) - Petter Honningsvaag, 1900 (27) - Maria Porvalsdottir 1902 (25) - Agnes Johanna Honningsvaag 1923 (4) - Maria Honningsvaag, 1925 (2) - Nancy Torhild Henningsvaag, 1927(0).
PS: Anna Gulaug was not born, Svala was not born and Petra Gullaug was not born.
Maria Jènasdottir 1864 (63) - Stefan Sveinsson 1890 (37) - Ingibiere lèhannesdottir 1894 (33) - Vilbert Stefànuson 1920 (7) - Valdemar Stefàouson 1923 (4) - Maria Stafanusdottic (1924 (3) - Oskyre Stulke 1926 (1) - Petter Honningsvaag, 1900 (27) - Maria Porvalsdottir 1902 (25) - Agnes Johanna Honningsvaag 1923 (4) - Maria Honningsvaag, 1925 (2) - Nancy Torhild Henningsvaag, 1927(0).
PS: Anna Gulaug was not born, Svala was not born and Petra Gullaug was not born.
Norðurgata 27 in Akureyri where the family lived
In the 1890 registry Þorvaldur and María Jónasdóttir are listed as husband and wife. Þorvaldur then built Norðurgata 27 in Akureyri where the family lived, which is the same house that Petter and María later are said to have lived in 1927.
Svarfdæla District Archives contatced the Akureyri Archives, and this is what they sent:
María Þorvaldsdóttir, named María Honningsvog in the church register (b. 30. sept 1902 - d. 9. sept 1946) died in Leikanger, Stadlandet, and was buried in Leikanger Church, at Stadlandet, Norway.
Pétur Honningsvag (b. 29. mars 1900 - d. 10. June 1934) died in Akureyri Hospital, of pneumonia.
In the Akureyri population register they are said to have come to Akureyri on 1. August 1927 from Norway. The couple lived at Norðurgata 27 from 1927 - 1933. In 1934 Pétur died, but María still lives at Norðurgata 27. She is then registered as a widow with 2 children, the census shows that Nancy and Svala lived with their mother.
Svarfdæla District Archives contatced the Akureyri Archives, and this is what they sent:
María Þorvaldsdóttir, named María Honningsvog in the church register (b. 30. sept 1902 - d. 9. sept 1946) died in Leikanger, Stadlandet, and was buried in Leikanger Church, at Stadlandet, Norway.
Pétur Honningsvag (b. 29. mars 1900 - d. 10. June 1934) died in Akureyri Hospital, of pneumonia.
In the Akureyri population register they are said to have come to Akureyri on 1. August 1927 from Norway. The couple lived at Norðurgata 27 from 1927 - 1933. In 1934 Pétur died, but María still lives at Norðurgata 27. She is then registered as a widow with 2 children, the census shows that Nancy and Svala lived with their mother.
This picture might be taken in Akureyri 1928, I think the smallest girl here are Nancy, and Agnes to the left and Maria to the right. Pétur is always listed as a sailor and María as a housewife or a lady in censuses and population registers.
Maria Þorvaldsdóttir and Petter Honningsvåg travelled between Akureyri and Stadlandet several trips
As far as I, Svein Helge Falstad, have heard, and the Islendiboka also tells the same, is that María Þorvaldsdóttir and Pétur Honningsvag lived in Akureyri, most of the time in Norðurgata 27.
The census says that in the years 1927 - 1930 the daughters Agnes, María and Nancy live with their mother and father.
In 1931 and 1932 only Agnes and Nancy lived with them.
In 1933, a girl, unbaptized Pétursdóttir (who is then given the name Svala), was added.
And in Íslendingabók one can see that the couple had a daughter, Anna Guðlaug Honningsvogur, in 1931 who only lived for just over two months.
Pétur is always listed as a sailor and María as a housewife or a lady in censuses and population registers.
María and Pétur got 5 children together, all daughters. First daughter Agnes is listed as born in Akureyri, while her sister María was born in Norway.
That means that María Þorvaldsdóttir and Pétur Honningsvag travelled from Akureyri to Stadlandet for giving birth to daughter María.
I don't know, but maybe this travelling was being done by M/K Kvitnes, when Petter had to take the boat (44 feet long/14 feet wide) back to Måløy and Stadlandet, and maybe to Eltvik, where Petters mother Andrianne came from.
I have heard many years ago from my aunts in Stadlandet that Andrianne, had a very good relationship with her daughter in law, María, and that was the reason for wanting Andrianne as her midwife.
And the family may have taken M/K Kvitnes also the opposite route back from Stadlandet and over the North-Atlantic to Akureyri. Maybe more times during the years.
So they lived in Akureyri for at least a while before 1923, when Agnes was born. But they moved to Norway for a short periode, before daughter María was born in 1925. After some time they moved back to Akureyri in 1927.
Agnes born in Akureyri in 1923, María born in Stadlandet in 1925, Nancy born in Akureyri in 1923, Anna Guðlaug born in Akureyri in 1931 and Svala born in Akureyri in 1933, and Petra Gullaug born in Stadlandet 1937.
Íris Daníelsdóttir, Starfsmaður Héraðsskjalasafns Svarfdæla, told me in an email in June 2026, that they cannot find any information about Petter and María ever living in Dalvík.
In 1931 and 1932 only Agnes and Nancy lived with them.
In 1933, a girl, unbaptized Pétursdóttir (who is then given the name Svala), was added.
And in Íslendingabók one can see that the couple had a daughter, Anna Guðlaug Honningsvogur, in 1931 who only lived for just over two months.
Pétur is always listed as a sailor and María as a housewife or a lady in censuses and population registers.
María and Pétur got 5 children together, all daughters. First daughter Agnes is listed as born in Akureyri, while her sister María was born in Norway.
That means that María Þorvaldsdóttir and Pétur Honningsvag travelled from Akureyri to Stadlandet for giving birth to daughter María.
I don't know, but maybe this travelling was being done by M/K Kvitnes, when Petter had to take the boat (44 feet long/14 feet wide) back to Måløy and Stadlandet, and maybe to Eltvik, where Petters mother Andrianne came from.
I have heard many years ago from my aunts in Stadlandet that Andrianne, had a very good relationship with her daughter in law, María, and that was the reason for wanting Andrianne as her midwife.
And the family may have taken M/K Kvitnes also the opposite route back from Stadlandet and over the North-Atlantic to Akureyri. Maybe more times during the years.
So they lived in Akureyri for at least a while before 1923, when Agnes was born. But they moved to Norway for a short periode, before daughter María was born in 1925. After some time they moved back to Akureyri in 1927.
Agnes born in Akureyri in 1923, María born in Stadlandet in 1925, Nancy born in Akureyri in 1923, Anna Guðlaug born in Akureyri in 1931 and Svala born in Akureyri in 1933, and Petra Gullaug born in Stadlandet 1937.
Íris Daníelsdóttir, Starfsmaður Héraðsskjalasafns Svarfdæla, told me in an email in June 2026, that they cannot find any information about Petter and María ever living in Dalvík.
Agnes Jóhanna
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Maria
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Nancy Thorild
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Anna Guðlaug
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Svala
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Petra Gudlaug
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Maria got six daughters
Here is a list of Pétur and María's daughters, names, birth and death dates are as they appear in Íslendingabók:
María stayed in Stadlandet until she died there, in September 9th 1946.
This means that Petter died in María's homeland, and María died in Petter's homeland.
Petter is buried in the Akureyri cemetery and María at the Stadlandet cemetery in Leikanger.
- Agnes Jóhanna Pétursdóttir b. 24.6.1923, d. 17.7.1984
- María Pétursdóttir Honningsvogur Refsnes b.18.2.1925 - d. 2001.
- Nancy Thorild Pétursdóttir Honningsvogur b. 12.6.1927 - d. 2008.
- Anna Guðlaug b. 5.3.1931 - d., 28.5.1931. (Died after two months)
- Svala Pétursdóttir Falstad b. 19.7.1933 - d. 6.9.2001.
- Petra Gudlaug Honningsvåg b. 21. January 1937 - d. January 10, 2024.
María stayed in Stadlandet until she died there, in September 9th 1946.
This means that Petter died in María's homeland, and María died in Petter's homeland.
Petter is buried in the Akureyri cemetery and María at the Stadlandet cemetery in Leikanger.
Maria, Nancy and Svala (white dress) og "Mærra", the horse at the farm in Honningsvåg farm in Honningsvågen. This picture was taken on the fields at Petters home in Honningsvågen.
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Bildet er fra Honningsvågen, 1937. Her kan det se ut som Andrianne, mor til Petter Honningsvåg som her er død for tre år siden, og som da er svigermor til María som bærer på Petra Gudlaug. María og Andrianne hadde et svært godt forhold. María var derfor mye der i denne perioden. Dermed kan dette være i 1937, da Petra ble født. Mannen med den hvite skjorta tror jeg er Alfred Honningsvåg, og bak på setet kan det være Gudmund Honningsvåg som sitter. Fra venstre sittende på bakken er trolig María Þorvaldsdottir, som var hjemme hos svigerforeldrene i Honningsvåg med døtrene Svala (senere Falstad) og Nancy (senere Hansen). Deretter Tomina Honningsvåg, søster til Gudmund, og Marias nest eldste datter Maria (senere Refsnes). María ble værende på Stadlandet til hun døde i juni 1946.
Difficult days for María after Petter died
After Petter died, the situation became difficult for María. After his funeral, she moved to Stadlandet. There she lived with Petter's family in Leikanger, in Honningsvågen and in Eltvik, together with the children.
It was during this stay that María had a sixth daughter, Petra Gudlaug. While the other five daughters were born in Iceland and spent their childhood and upbringing there, Petra never made it to Iceland.
Her Icelandic relatives have, as far as I can tell, never visited Honningsvågen and Stadlandet, where their father was born. María died in Norway in 1946, 12 years after Petter died in Iceland.
Thus, fate would have it that the two spouses were buried in each other's countries.
After Petter died, the situation became difficult for María. After his funeral, she moved to Stadlandet. There she lived with Petter's family in Leikanger, in Honningsvågen and in Eltvik, together with the children.
It was during this stay that María had a sixth daughter, Petra Gudlaug. While the other five daughters were born in Iceland and spent their childhood and upbringing there, Petra never made it to Iceland.
Her Icelandic relatives have, as far as I can tell, never visited Honningsvågen and Stadlandet, where their father was born. María died in Norway in 1946, 12 years after Petter died in Iceland.
Thus, fate would have it that the two spouses were buried in each other's countries.
Maria and Petter are grandmother and grandfather to:
- Þórhildur Jónsdóttir (dead),
- Guðjón Jónsson
- Erna Sigríður Ingvarsdóttir
- Anna María Jónsdóttir
- Marit Tennebø
- Turid Refsnes Hamre
- Ingunn Refsnes
- Petra Marie Hilt (Hansen)
- Torhild Hansen
- Per-kåre Hansen
- Hans Christian Hansen = HC Hansen
- Svein Helge Falstad
- Birger Falstad (dead).
- Maria is also grandmother to
- Gunnar Honningsvåg (died young)
- Arild Honningsvåg (died young) and
- Geir Honningsvåg.