Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir was born on May 5, 1861 in Strandasýsla. She died in Winnipeg on February 6, 1892. Unmarried. Child: 1. Eiríkur Hermann b. April 15, 1881, the son of Sveinn Jóhannesson. Hólmfríður came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with little Eiríkur. She settled in the city, worked in a guesthouse and died in an elevator accident.
Eiríkur Sveinsson
Eiríkur Hermann Sveinsson was born on April 15, 1881 in Strandasýsla. Child. He came west to Canada in 1887 with his mother, Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. They settled in Winnipeg where Hólmfríður died in a work-related accident in 1892. Information is needed about Eiríkur’s fate in the West.
Friðrik Jóhannesson
Friðrik Jóhannesson was born in Ísafjarðarsýsla in 1858. He took the last name Hansson in the west. Spouse: Steinunn Einarsdóttir b. in W. Skaftafellssýsla in 1853, d. at Point Roberts, Washington in 1928. She took the last name Hansson in the west. Childless. Friðrik came west in 1887 from Reykjavík and went to Winnipeg. He lived there for some time, …
Sveinn Sveinsson
Sveinn Sveinsson was born in 1879 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died at Point Roberts, Washington in 1915. Spouse: Vigdís Verónika Dósóþeusdóttir b. August 10, 1881 in Ísafjarðarsýsla. Childless. Sveinn came west in 1910 and Vigdís arrived a year later. They moved to the Point Roberts peninsula where Sveinn bought 10 acres from his brother Jónas. He was not in good health …
Vigdís Dósóþeusdóttir
Vigdís Verónika Dósóþeusdóttir was born on August 10, 1881 in Ísafjarðarsýsla. Spouse: Sveinn Sveinsson b. 1879 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. at Point Roberts, Washington in 1915 Childless. Sveinn came west in 1910 and Vigdís arrived a year later. They moved to the Point Roberts peninsula where Sveinn bought 10 acres from his brother Jónas. His health was not good and Vigdís …
Stefán Jóhannsson
Katrín R Jóhannsdóttir
Þorsteinn Kristjánsson
Guðmundur Þorkelsson
Guðmundur Þorkelsson was born on August 10, 1878 in Ísafjarðarsýsla. Spouse: 1897 Guðný Anna Stefánsdóttir b. in New Iceland on April 7, 1879, d. at the Betel care home in Gimli on August 30, 1966. Children: 1. Jón Ágúst 2. Stefanía Ingibjörg 3. Þorkell Stefán 4. Guðmundur Halldór 5. Kristín 6. Sigurlína 7. Guðrún María 8. Björn Þorsteinn 9. Júlíus …
Jóhann Jóhannesson
Jóhann Jóhannesson was born on October 31, 1853 in Ísafjarðarsýsla. He died in New Iceland on February 24, 1897. Spouse: Sigríður Stefánsdóttir b. September 11, 1865, d. 1938. Children: 1. Stefán b. 1885 2. Katrín Rósa b. 1887 3. Jóhanna Þórunn b. in the west 4. Helgi b. in the Árnes Settlement on March 6, 1896. They emigrated west to …