Sigríður Magnúsdóttir was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1864. Spouse: in Calgary, Kristján Jóhannsson b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1861. Children: 1. Halldóra Sigríður b. 1887 2. Ármann b. in Canada in 1898, information on other children is needed. Kristján had a son, Hrómundur b. 1885 with Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir of N. Þingeyjarsýsla. Sigríður was the daughter of Magnús Sigurðsson and Ingunn …
Þorbergur Eiríksson
Þorbergur Eiríksson was born in Mýrasýsla on October 20, 1865. He took the last name Vog in the west. Spouse: 1) Guðríður Jónsdóttir b. 1855, d. 1922 2) Guðlaug Jónsdóttir b. November 13, 1878. Children: With Guðríður: 1. Jón b. September 21, 1889. With Guðlaug: 1. Sigurrós 2. Bjarnheiður 3. Halldór. Þorbergur and Jón came west in 1904, likely to …
Jón Þorbergsson
Jón Þorbergsson was born in Reykjavík on September 21, 1889. Spouse: December 16, 1909 Elísabet Stefánsdóttir b. October 5, 1891 in S. Múlasýsla, d. April 7, 1989 in Los Angeles. Children: 1. Helen Iðunn b. February 8, 1911, d. October 29, 1996 2. Ragnhildur Bergþóra b. April 23, 1914, d. January 5, 1984 3. Olive Jonina Elizabet b. August 22, …
Ragnheiður Vigfúsdóttir
Ragnheiður Vigfúsdóttir was born on January 21, 1854 in Kjósarsýsla. She died in Tantallon, Saskatchewan on May 3, 1941. She took the last name Johnson in the west. Spouse: Jón Jónsson b. August 23, 1852 in Gullbringusýsla, d. March 31,1889, he died on the shark-fishing vessel “Reykjavík”. Children: 1. Oddur b. 1870, d. 1934, did not come west 2. Anna …
Valgerður Magnúsdóttir
Valgerður Magnúsdóttir was born in Barðastrandarsýsla on December 1, 1853. Unmarried and childless. She came to the West, information is missing about her trip and Valgerður’s life in the west.
Jakob Jónatansson
Jakob Jónatansson was born on October 9, 1860 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died at Point Roberts, Washington in 1942. He took the name Jacob Jackson in the west. Spouse: Vilborg Snorradóttir b. in Gullbringusýsla in 1853, d. at Point Roberts in 1923. Children: Vilborg earlier had: 1. Guðrún Emilía b. 1874 2. Snorrína Margrét b. 1875 3. Guðný Aðalbjörg b. 1878 …
Guðmundur Sveinsson
Guðmundur Sveinsson was born on May 28, 1830 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died on February 17, 1902 in N. Dakota. Spouse: Lilja Oddsdóttir d. in Iceland in 1879. Children: 1. Steinvör Lilja b. 1853 2. Eggert Oliver b. 1855 3. Björn b. 1865 4. Ögmundur Bjarni b. 1872 5. Oddur Sveinn b. 1874. Guðmundur and the children came west after 1883 …
Anna S Kristmannsdóttir
Anna Sesselja Kristmannsdóttir was born on May 25, 1866 in Mýrasýsla. Spouse: Bjarni Davíðsson b. in Húnavatnssýsla on June 23, 1862, d. in Mikley in New Iceland on February 17, 1923. Children: 1. Kristmann Ágúst b. August 21, 1895. They emigrated West in 1902 and moved to Manitoba. They last lived in Mikley in New Iceland.
Þuríður Árnadóttir
Þuríður Árnadóttir was born on October 8, 1820 in Strandasýsla. She died in Victoria, British Columbia. Spouse: Kristján Kristjánsson d. in Iceland on September 23, 1858. Children: 1. Valgerður b. 1853. Þuríður came to Canada after Valgerður who settled in Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Þórarinn Thorarensen
Þórarinn Thorarensen was born on January 8, 1860 in Strandasýsla. He died in Winnipeg on March 29, 1890. Spouse: Thora Ane Sophie Nielsen, information needed. Children: They had three children; information about them is needed. Þórarinn came west after 1880 and settled in Winnipeg. He worked as a tinsmith.
