John Valdimar Jónsson was born on August 4, 1889 and registered as John Valdimar Johnson[1]. He was christened as John Valdimar Johnson in St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Victoria, British Columbia on October 22, 1889[2]. He was the son of Oliver Jónsson and Gudrun Finnson.
At the time of the 1901 Canada Census, Oliver, Gudrun, John V, Byron I, Lilly O, and Annie D Johnson were listed as living in Victoria, along with Gudrun's sister Lizzie Finnson[3].
John married Marian Penketh in Victoria on July 29, 1914[4]. At the time of their marriage, John's occupation was listed as "Contractor".
At the time of the 1921 Canada Census, Valdimar and Marion Johnson were listed as living in Victoria[5]. At the time of the census, John's occupation was listed as "Contractor".
John died in Saanich, British Columbia on March 21, 1963[6], and was buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia[7]. At the time of his death, John's occupation was listed as "Retired - Manager of Evans, Coleman and Johnson".
Name: John Valdimar Johnson. Given Name: John Valdimar. Surname: Johnson. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
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Name: John Valdimar Johnson. Given Name: John Valdimar. Surname: Johnson. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
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