Friðrik Hjálmarsson was born on October 9, 1874 in Barðastrandarsýsla. He died in Gimli in 1946. He took the last name Reykjalín in the west.
Spouse: June 21, 1907 Jónína Björnsdóttir b. July 13, 1889, d. March 3, 1973.
Children: 1. Hjálmar Friðrik b. July 22, 1910 2. Elísabet Ingibjörg b. November 11, 1911 3. Soffía Valgerður b. December 23, 1914 4. Matthías John b. September 20, 1920 5. Friðrik (Frederick) b. November 23, 1924.
Friðrik came west in 1886 with his parents, Hjálmar Friðriksson and Metta Pálsdóttir, and siblings. Jónína came west in 1903 with her mother Elísabet Arnbjarnardóttir, her husband and their children. Friðrik and Jónína first lived near Hallson, N. Dakota, then moved from there in 1910 to Pine Creek, Minnesota. They moved west to the Pacific in 1913 and lived there for some time before returning to live in Manitoba.