Ólafur Eggert Þórðarson was born in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) on April 3, 1925. He was known as Dr. Ólafur Eggert Laxdal in the west. Spouse: Jean Atkinson Children: Information needed Ólafur was the son of Þórður Eggert Grímsson and Sveinbjörg Torfadóttir. Þórður’s father and Ólafur’s grandfather took the name Laxdal in the west and so did his descendants. Ólafur …
Grímur S Laxdal
Grímur Sveinbjörn Þórðarson was born in Kristnes, Saskatchewan on December 27, 1920. He had the last name Laxdal in the west. Spouse: September 5, 1948 Agneta Helgadóttir b. July 12, 1927 in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð). Children: 1. Joyce b. March 27, 1950 2. Thomas b. July 31, 1951 3. Lillian b. September 5, 1952. Grímur was the son of …
Jóhanna Hákonardóttir
Jóhanna Hákonardóttir was born on September 21, 1893 in Barðastrandarsýsla. Spouse: Þórður Eggert Grímsson b. in Húsavík in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on November 28, 1893. He had the last name Laxdal in the west. Children: 1. Anna Guðrún b. February 12, 1919 2. Grímur Sveinbjörn b. December 27, 1920 3. June Aldís b. June 14, 1922 4. Ólafur Eggert b. April …
Carl T Jónsson
Carl Tryggvi Jónsson was born in the Argyle settlement in Manitoba on April 24, 1918. Spouse: Rose Kellough. Children: 1. Jacqeline 2. Elaine 3. Hazel. Carl was the son of Kristján Björnsson and Þórdís Bergsveinsdóttir in Glenboro. Like his father, Haraldur took the last name Jónsson, as his grandfather was Björn Jónsson.
Björn Jónsson
Björn Jónsson fæddist á Sauðárkrók í Skagafjarðarsýslu 21. maí, 1920. Dáinn í Manitoba 19. febrúar, 1995. Maki: Iris Muriel Reio f. 28. júní, 1926, írskrar ættar. Börn: 1. Jón f. 5. febrúar, 1949 2. Randver Fitzgerald f. 8. febrúar, 1951 3. Atli Brian f. 9. september, 1954 4. Álfheiður Seilagh f. 21. október, 1955. Björn átti stúlku, Geirlaugu f. 25. …
Ísak Jónsson
Ísak Jónsson was born on December 3, 1853 in Mýrasýsla. He died in New Iceland on August 8, 1927. Spouse: Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir b. 1858 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. September 17, 1913 in Manitoba. He took the last name Johnson in the west. They never married. Children: 1. Elísabet Elínborg b. August 29, 1886, d. January 20, 1969. 2. Aðalsteinn Sigurjón …
Una K Jónsdóttir
Una Katrín Jónsdóttir fæddist í Siglunesbyggð í Manitoba 16. janúar, 1912. Dáin 13. febrúar, 1956 í Vancouver. Maki: 17. maí, 1935 Guðmundur Þorkelsson f, í Rangárvallasýslu 7. október, 1900. Börn: 1. Guðmundur Howard f. 12. október, 1936 2. Arthur Leo f. 18. maí, 1938 3. John Richard f. 19. júní, 1942. Una var dóttir Jóns Hávarðarsonar og Maríu Bjarnadóttur í …
Jóhanna M Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Magnúsína Sigurðardóttir was born in Gimli on October 18, 1902. She died there on December 23, 1961. Spouse: October 29, 1925 Edvin Ágúst Einarsson b. in Gimli on October 10, 1902. Childless. Jóhanna was the daughter of Sigurður Þorvaldur Kristjánsson of Skagafjörður and Sigurbjörg Þórðardóttir in Vopnafjörður. Edvin was the son of Einar Jónasson and Jónína I Sigfúsdóttir in …
Páll K Gottskálksson
Páll Kristinn Gottskálksson was born in Gimli on January 30, 1879. He died there in 1958. He had the last name Olson in the west. Spouse: Margrét Jónsdóttir b. in Ísafjarðarsýsla on March 3, 1885, d. in Gimli in 1973. Children: 1. Olga b. July 2, 1903 2. Pauline 3. Edwin d. after some months 4. Alma 5. Jónína Friðrikka …
Olga Olson
Olga Olson was born at Medow, Portage Lake in Winnipegosis on July 2, 1903. Spouse: 1) October 28, 1924 Baldur Norman Einarsson (Jónasson in the west) 2. Árni Anderson in Arborg. Children: 1. Margaret Grace b. July 29, 1925 2. Jónína Pauline b. October 25, 1926 3. Norma Edith b. October 27, 1930 4. Leon Herman b. January 13, 1934 …