Þorlákur Kristjánsson Schram was born on December 8, 1853 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He died on November 3, 1931 in Wynyard, Saskatchewan.
Spouse: 1) July 23, 1882 Katrín Jónsdóttir b. June 28, 1858, d. in the Fljóts Settlement in 1894. 2) Steinvör Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir b. October 7, 1877 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. in Saskatchewan in 1938.
Children: With Katrín: 1. Jóhann Páll b. February 15, 1883, d. 1883 2. Ellert Frímann b. March 9, 1884 3. Jónína Svanborg b. January 15, 1886 4. Gróa b. August 4, 1888 5. Dagmar b. March 24, 1892 6. Haraldur b. 1893. With Steinvör: 1. Sigurborg b. 1897 2. Sigvaldi b. March 28, 1901 3. Guðni b. April 10, 1903 4. Ragnar b. August 10, 1905 5. Ingibjörg b. May 10, 1908 6. Kristján b. June 20, 1911 7. Ingimar Júlíus b. July 23, 1914 8. Ásgeir Gestur b. January 21, 1917, d. November 8, 1917 9. Gróa Jónína b. January 21, 1917, d. May 6, 1918.
Þorlákur and Katrín came west in 1889 and settled in the Fljóts Settlement. Þorlákur later moved to the Framnes Settlement and from there to Wynyard, Saskatchewan.