Guðrún Þorláksdóttir was born on October 24, 1863 in Árnessýsla. She died on January 12, 1949 in British Columbia.
Spouse: June 2, 1895 Kristján Ólafsson b. June 18, 1873 in Árnessýsla.
Children: 1. María Þorláksína Ágústa b. August 7, 1895 2. Ólafur Júlíus b. June 16, 1897 3. Páll Ingimar b. August 5, 1899 4. Þorlákur Edvin b. 1901 5. Kristrún Hallfríður b. June 16, 1903 6. Friðfinnur Valtýr b. 1905 7. Guðbjörg Mable b. February 7, 1910
Kristján came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1893. Guðrún arrived there a year later. They took land in the Hallson settlement in N. Dakota and lived there until 1902, when they moved to Winnipegosis, Manitoba. They stayed there until 1905, but that year they moved to the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan and took land in the Foam Lake settlement. They lived there until 1943, when they moved to New Westminster, British Columbia.