Eiríkur Sigurðsson and Guðrún Magnúsdóttir with daughter Ingunn about 1900. Photo: Hnausa Reflections
Eiríkur Sigurðsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on March 3, 1836. He died on January 21, 1914.
Spouse: September 13, 1862, Ingunn Bjarnadóttir b. May 4, 1836 in S. Múlasýsla, d. 1893
Children: 1. Gufinna b. March 24, 1863, d. days old 2. Þórunn b. March 3, 1865, d. January 27, 1911 3. Guðfinna b. May 29, 1866, d. July 29, 1931 4. Oddur b. March 9, 1873, d. 1899 5. Bjarni b. July 4, 1874, did not come west. 6. Guðrún Ingibjörg b. May 8, 1880. 7. Eiríkur had a daughter with Guðrún Magnúsdóttir: Ingunn (Inga) María b. March 25, 1896. 8. Eiríkur and Ingunn also raised a boy: Kristján Jakob Jónasson b. in the Hnausa Settlement, the son of Jónas Jónsson and Steinunn Jónsdóttir.
They came west in 1876 and settled at Breiðuvík in the Hnausa Settlement. Eiríkur named his farm Eiríksstaður. In 1881, they moved to another farm, Eyrarbakki in the same settlement. They moved again, now to Mikley. Their farm was called Vogur and Eiríkur lived there until death.