Búi Thorlacius was born in 1897 in the Narrows, Manitoba. Spouse: Jónína Sveinsdóttir. She was the daughter of Sveinn Skaftfell and Sigurlína Hallsdóttir. Children: Information missing. Búi was the son of Ólafur Helgason of Dalasýsla and his wife Guðrún Daðadóttir. He grew up in the Narrows and later bought land there.  Like his brother Ólafur, he raised foxes and did …

Ólafur Daði Thorlacius was born at the Narrows, Manitoba on October 22, 1895. Spouse: Sigurveig Sigurðardóttir b. at the Narrows. She was the daughter of Sigurður Sigurðsson of Rangárvallasýsla and his wife, Jónína Hallsdóttir. Children: Information missing Ólafur Daði was the son of Ólafur Helgason of Dalasýsla and his wife, Guðrún Daðadóttir of the same county (sýsla). Young Ólafur grew …

Hallur Hallsson was born on October 23, 1891 in the Swan Lake settlement (Álftavatnsbyggð) in Manitoba. Unmarried and childless. Hallur grew up in the Narrows settlement on northern Lake Manitoba. He took land for himself and lived there the rest of his life.

Björn Jónsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on April 3, 1849. He took the last name Johnson in the west. Spouse: Guðrún Pálsdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla. Children: 1. Páll b. January 28, 1884, d. June 1, 1953. 2. Jón 3. Sigríður 4. Helga 5. Guðný 6. Jóhann 7. Þórarinn 8. Ingi b. 1906, d. 1953 They came west across …

Sigurður Sigurðsson was born in Rangárvallasýsla in 1879. Spouse: Jónína Hallsdóttir b. in the Narrows, Manitoba Children: 1. Sigurveig Þóranna 2. Sigurlín 3. Sigurður 4. Jón 5. Leó 6. María. Sigurður came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1910 and went directly to his brother Guðmundur who lived in Moose Horn Bay.  He took land near Lake Manitoba and lived handsomely.

Björn Guðlaugsson fæddist í Eyjafjarðarsýslu árið 1850. Beck vestra. Maki: Pálína Benjamínsdóttir f. í Eyjafjarðarsýslu árið 1850. Barnlaus Björn fór vestur til Winnipeg í Manitoba árið 1902 en Pálína fór vestur þangað ári síðar. Þau fluttu í Moose Horn Bay árið 1911.  

Friðþjófur Nikulásson was born in Otto, Manitoba on June 26, 1893. He died on January 28, 1962. He had the last name Snædal (Snidal) in the west. Spouse: 1) Jónína Jórunn Jónsdóttir b. in Steep Rock, Manitoba 2) Kristjana Jónína Þórdís. Children: With Jónína: 1. Ellen Stefanía 2. Karl Edward. Friðþjófur learned carpentry and worked as a carpenter in various …

Helgi Tómasson was born in Gimli, Manitoba on September 25, 1892. Spouse: A woman of German descent Children: Information needed. Helgi grew up in the home of her father, Tómas Björnsson, who came west at 13 years old to New Iceland in 1876. In 1911, Tómas moved to Steep Rock, Manitoba where he worked both in fishing and in raising …

Guðbjörg Eiríksdóttir fæddist í Mýrasýslu árið 1863. Skráð Johnson vestra. Ókvænt og barnlaus. Guðbjörg fór vestur til Winnipeg í Manitoba á síðasta áratug 19. aldar. Trúlega fór hún strax til systur sinnar, Helgu, sem fór vestur áríð 1886 með manni sínum Sigmundi Bárðasyni og börnum. Þau bjuggu í Argylebyggð. Guðbjörg settist að í Glenboro og bjó þar.

Páll Bjarni Árnason fæddist 26. maí, 1896 í Dundee í Alberta. Paulson vestra. Maki: Sigríður Sigurðardóttir Börn: 1. Emily Aðalbjörg 2. Steinunn Jóhanna. Sigríður átti fyrir dóttur sem Unnur hét. Páll ólst upp í Glenboro en flutti til Virden í Manitoba árið 1920 þar sem hann stundaði landbúnað um tíu ára skeið. Flutti þaðan árið 1930 til Glenboro og bjó …