Guðmundur Þorsteinsson

Male18 July 1789–26 August 1855

Brief Life History of Guðmundur

When Guðmundur Þorsteinsson was born on 18 July 1789, in Miðdal, Kjósarsýsla, Capital Region, Iceland, his father, Thorsteinn Thordarson, was 29 and his mother, Puridur Bjornsdottir, was 26. He married Þórdís Ólafsdóttir on 7 October 1830, in Miðdal, Kjósarsýsla, Capital Region, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 26 August 1855, in Kjósarsýsla, Capital Region, Iceland, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Guðmundur Þorsteinsson
1789–1855
Þórdís Ólafsdóttir
1807–
Marriage: 7 October 1830
Gudmundsson
1831–1831
Þuridur Gudmundsdottir
1832–
Ragnheidur Gudmundsdottir
1833–
Gudrun Gudmundsdottir
1836–
Gudridur Gudmundsdottir
1837–
Kristin Gudmundsdottir
1840–
Gudmundur Gudmundsson
1841–1841
Gudmundsson
1845–1845
Ingibjorg Gudmundsdottir
1847–1848

Sources (12)

  • Gudmundur Thorsteinsson, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
  • Gudmundur Thorsteinsson in entry for Gudridur Gudmundsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
  • Gudmundur Thorsteinsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 October 1830Miðdal, Kjósarsýsla, Capital Region, Iceland
  • Children (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (4)

    1800

    Age 11

    The Althing was abolished by the Danish king.

    1814

    Age 25

    Norway enters union with Sweden. Iceland remains under Danish rule.

    1843

    Age 54

    A new constitution is given to Iceland by the Danish King Christian IX.

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