Sveinn Kristjánsson was born on September 15, 1836 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on April 7, 1918 in Saskatchewan.
Spouse: 1) August 31, 1876 Hólmfríður Hansdóttir b. June 4, 1824, d. January 20, 1874. 2) August 5, 1876 Veróníka Ragnheiður Þorkelsdóttir b. December 29, 1849, d. April 4, 1912.
Children: With Hólmfríður: 1. Jónína Guðný b. April 22, 1868, d. April 2, 1922 2. Helgi Ásmundur b. November 20, 1870, d. December 7, 1944. With Veróníka: 1. Solveig b. January 20, 1877 2. Rögnvaldur b. July 16, 1879 3. Óttar b. December 7, 1880, d. September 23, 1963 4. Jóhann Svanberg b. January 17, 1885, d. 1958 5. Kristján b. February 17, 1886, d. same year. 6. Þorkell (Kelly) b. March 17, 1887 7. Kristjana Rakel b. May 18, 1888 8. Hólmfríður (Fríða) b. March 18, 1890 9. Jón Halldór b. March 9, 1893 10. Vernharður b. March 11, 1894, d. May 13, 1930 11. Ástríður Björg b. 1894, d. 1964.
Sveinn and Veróníka sailed west in 1883 and came to Winnipeg, Manitoba and settled in New Iceland. They moved west to the Vatnabyggð Settlement in Saskatchewan in 1905 and took land east of Wynyard. They later moved to the village of Wynyard.