Brief Life History of Karitas
When Karitas Olafsdottir was born from 1800 to 1802, in Reynir i Myrdal, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Suðurland, Iceland, her father, Ólafur Jónsson, was 34 and her mother, Oloef Thorsteinsdottir, was 34. She married Bjarni Gudmundsson on 15 July 1824, in Skagnes, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Suðurland, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Suðurland, Iceland in 1835.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Caritas Olafsdottir in household of Bjarni Gudmundsson, "Iceland, Census, 1835"
- Caritas Olafsdr, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
- Caritas Olafsdr in entry for Bjarni Bjarnasson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
Spouse and Children
1801– Male
1800– Female
Children (8)
1822– Male
1825– Female
1828– Male
1829–1829 Male
1830– Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1768–1842 Male
1769–1816 Female
Siblings (7)
1794– Female
1795– Male
1797– Female
1800– Female
1802– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (6)
1800
Age 0
1814
Age 14
1843
Age 43
Name Meaning
From the Late Latin name Caritas ‘charity’. See Charity .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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