Biography of Sigurður Ingjaldsson from Balaskarður # 86801
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The biography of Sigurður Ingjaldsson from Balaskarður. Written by him himself.
Sigurður Ingjaldsson, a writer from Balaskarður, was born in Ríp in Skagafjörður on April 10, 1845.
His parents were Ingjaldur farmer Þorsteinsson and his wife Guðrún Runólfsdóttir Jakobsson, who then lived in Ríp. Ingjaldur was the son of Engilráður Sæmundsdóttir who was the hired daughter of Sæmundur Þorleifsson, a farmer in Brimnes and Enni in Viðvíkursveit. Ingjaldur's father was Þorsteinn Ingjaldsson, a farmer and iron and metal smith in Skagafjörður, son of Elín Eggertsdóttir the rich Þorsteinsson. At the age of six, Sigurður moved with his parents to Balaskarður in Laxárdalur in Húnavatnssýsla.
Sigurður's wife was Margrét Kristjánsdóttir, b. 18.12. 1831, d. 17.12. 1908 from Enni in Refasveit. The couple moved west across the sea in 1887 and settled early in Gimli and lived there ever since. They had no children.
When Margrét died, Sigurður began to write. He said the reason for writing was "the boredom of life that came to me". He wrote his autobiography, which was published in three volumes, the first in 1913, and also Brandsson's Gísli episode. The stories are full of interesting information about travel and the daily life of ordinary people in the second half of the 19th century. In the preface to the second edition of his autobiography in 1957, Freysteinn Gunnarsson says: "Although some of his countries are western, he goes unnecessarily far in describing the snobbery here at home in Iceland. But that is one of the main advantages of the book... The descriptions seem completely true and unvarnished."
Sigurður was a successful chairman in Iceland. When he moved to Canada, he had spent 38 seasons at sea, 28 of which as chairman. Sigurður was also skilled in various types of construction and set out to make splints and walking sticks, which were considered great treasures.
Sigurður died on Christmas Day 1933, at the age of 88.
Sigurður Ingjaldsson, a writer from Balaskarður, was born in Ríp in Skagafjörður on April 10, 1845.
His parents were Ingjaldur farmer Þorsteinsson and his wife Guðrún Runólfsdóttir Jakobsson, who then lived in Ríp. Ingjaldur was the son of Engilráður Sæmundsdóttir who was the hired daughter of Sæmundur Þorleifsson, a farmer in Brimnes and Enni in Viðvíkursveit. Ingjaldur's father was Þorsteinn Ingjaldsson, a farmer and iron and metal smith in Skagafjörður, son of Elín Eggertsdóttir the rich Þorsteinsson. At the age of six, Sigurður moved with his parents to Balaskarður in Laxárdalur in Húnavatnssýsla.
Sigurður's wife was Margrét Kristjánsdóttir, b. 18.12. 1831, d. 17.12. 1908 from Enni in Refasveit. The couple moved west across the sea in 1887 and settled early in Gimli and lived there ever since. They had no children.
When Margrét died, Sigurður began to write. He said the reason for writing was "the boredom of life that came to me". He wrote his autobiography, which was published in three volumes, the first in 1913, and also Brandsson's Gísli episode. The stories are full of interesting information about travel and the daily life of ordinary people in the second half of the 19th century. In the preface to the second edition of his autobiography in 1957, Freysteinn Gunnarsson says: "Although some of his countries are western, he goes unnecessarily far in describing the snobbery here at home in Iceland. But that is one of the main advantages of the book... The descriptions seem completely true and unvarnished."
Sigurður was a successful chairman in Iceland. When he moved to Canada, he had spent 38 seasons at sea, 28 of which as chairman. Sigurður was also skilled in various types of construction and set out to make splints and walking sticks, which were considered great treasures.
Sigurður died on Christmas Day 1933, at the age of 88.