Jón Gíslason was born on August 1, 1871 in Dalasýsla. He died in Vancouver on May 4, 1956. Spouse: 1896 Jónína Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on January 6, 1872, d. September 19, 1939. Children: 1. Gísli 2. Marinó Aðalsteinn 3. Sigurlín Ingveldur. Jón came west in 1891 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He lived there until 1903 then they moved to …

Bjarni Gíslason was born on July 30, 1867 in Dalasýsla. He died in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1962. He took the last name Gillis in the west. Spouse: Guðrún Jónsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on December 20, 1865, d. in Winnipeg, October 16, 1939. She took the last name Gillis in the west. Children: 1. Edilon 2. Gísli 3. Hólmfríður. Bjarni came …

Eyjólfur Halldórsson was born in 1827 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He died on December 14, 1901 in Winnipeg. He took the last name Borgfjörð in the west. Spouse: Guðrún Jónsdóttir b. January 11, 1833, d. in Winnipeg on January 6, 1908. Childless. They came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with their adopted son, Halldór Þórólfsson, age 7. They lived in Winnipeg after …

Guðrún Jónsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on January 11, 1833. She died in Winnipeg on January 6, 1908. Spouse: Eyjólfur Halldórsson b. 1827 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla, d. December 14, 1901 in Winnipeg. He took the last name Borgfjörð in the west. Childless. They came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with their adopted son, Halldór Þórólfsson, age 7. They lived in Winnipeg …

Halldór Þórólfsson was born on October 26, 1879 in Dalasýsla. He died in Winnipeg on January 28, 1956. Spouse: Friðrika Friðriksdóttir b. March 27, 1879 in Winnipeg. Children: 1. Pearl b. September 25, 1904 2. Frank b. 1914, d. 1975. Halldór was the son of Þórólfur Jónsson of Miðdölum and Halldóra Halldórsdóttir. She died there when Halldór was just three …

Þorsteinn Jónsson was born in Hörðudal in Dalasýsla on July 18, 1840. He died in the Lundar Settlement on September 12, 1911. He took the last name Hördal in the west. Spouse: Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir b. in Snæfellsnessýsla in 1837. Children: 1. Björn b. 1868 2. Guðrún b. 1872 3. Ingibjörg b. 1875. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 …

Hólmfríður Tómasdóttir was born on December 28, 1885 in Dalasýsla. Child. Hólmfríður came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with her parents, Tómas Tómasson and Margrét Benediktsdóttir. They settled in the Beaulieu Settlement in N. Dakota. They moved from there to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð), but it is unclear whether Hólmfríður went with them.

Tómas Hjörtur Tómasson was born in Dalasýsla on July 20, 1868. Child. He came west in 1876 with his father, Tómas Kristjánsson, and siblings. They moved to Manitoba. It is not known what Tómas’ life was like in the west, he possibly died young.  More information is needed.

Rósa Ólafsdóttir was born on December 17, 1850 in Dalasýsla. She died in Tantallon, Saskatchewan on March 20, 1915. Spouse: 1885 Þórður Þórðarson b. 1830 in Vopnafjörður, N. Múlasýsla, d. May 18, 1904. Children: 1. Lára Sesselja. Rósa came west in 1883 and settled in Winnipeg. She moved with Þórður to the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan in 1886 and lived …

Tómas Gíslason was born on October 31, 1875 in Dalasýsla. He died in Winnipeg in 1962. Tómas came west to 1889 to Winnipeg with his mother, Sigríður Bjarnadóttir, and siblings. The family settled in the city and Tómas lived there the rest of his life.  Information on Tómas in the west is needed.