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Family of Þorvaldur JÓNSSON and Kristín BJARNADÓTTIR

  • Husband:

  • Þorvaldur JÓNSSON (1864-1947)

  • Wife:

  • Kristín BJARNADÓTTIR (1862-1948)

  • Children:

  • Johanna REYKDAL (1891-1967)

  •  

  • Bertha REYKDAL (1893-1969)

  •  

  • Kirstin REYKDAL (1895-1949)

  •  

  • Valdina REYKDAL (1898-1979)

  • Residence (family):

  • 1886

  • Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S.A (first went to USA)

  •  

  • Sayreville, just south across Raritan Bay from New York City, first became home to Icelandic immigrants in August of 1887, when shortly after disembarking at Castle Gardens on the tip of Manhattan, several families were sent here to work in Sayreville's bustling brick making industry. Without means to travel further or purchase land, virtually all the men worked in the clay pits and at the Sayre & Fisher Brickworks, while the women and youngsters found employment in the garment industry, box factories, and laundries at nearby Washington (now South River, New Jersey). Pay ranged from $1 to $1.25 per day, a decent wage, but working conditions were difficult and unhealthy - and far different from any work these Icelanders had been accustomed to in their homeland.

  • Marriage:

  • 1890

  • New Jersey, USA

  • Residence (family):

  •  

  • Shoal Lake NE 6-18-2W, Manitoba

  •  

  • (farmed and left after a few years)

  • Residence (family):

  • 1906

  • Harperville Post Office (on provincial road 514 near East Shoal Lake)

  • Residence (family):

  • 1911

  • sec18 - twn17 - rng2 Oak Point, Manitoba

  • Residence (family):

  • 1916

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba

  •  

  • Address: 562 Walker Ave

  • residence family:

  •  

  • Manitoba, Canada

Husband: Þorvaldur JÓNSSON

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Þorvaldur JÓNSSON

  • Name:

  • Þorvaldur JÓNSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Jón ÞORVALDSSON (1821-1872)

  • Mother:

  • Helga JÓNSDÓTTIR (1835-1916)

  • Birth:

  • Sep 19, 1864

  • Síðumúli heimajörð, Síðumúlasókn, Mýrasýsla, Iceland1,2,3,4

  • Baptism:

  • Sep 19, 1864 (age 0)

  • Síðumúli, Myrasysla, Iceland, Iceland2

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 5-6)

  • Úlfsstaðir, Reykholtssókn, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Iceland5

  • Immigration:

  • 1898 (age 33-34)

  • to Canada from Iceland6

  • Naturalisation:

  • 1900 (age 35-36)

  • Canada7

  • Occupation:

  • 1916 (age 51-52)

  • farmer6

  • Residence:

  • 1921 (age 56-57)

  • 19 2nd Ave. North, Lundar, Manitoba8

  • Religion:

  •  

  • Unitarian7

  • Residence:

  • 1931 (age 66-67)

  • Lundar, RM of Coldwell, Manitoba, Canada

  •  

  • Address: lot 137 Plan 606

    home value $500.00

  • Occupation:

  • 1931 (age 66-67)

  • poultry farmer; RM of Coldwell, Manitoba, Canada

  • Residence:

  • 1931 (age 66-67)

  • Lundar, Manitoba

  •  

  • Address: lot 137 Plan 606

    stated in 1931 census that he was widowed but his wife was in Wpg. with Valdina his daughter

  • Death:

  • Jul 17, 1947 (age 82)

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada9,10

  •  

  • Address: 673 Valour Rd.

    Þorvaldur Reykdal, 82 ára

    að aldri, lést þann 17. þ.m., að

    heimili dóttur sinnar, Mrs. C. R.

    Saul. 673 Valour Road. Kveðjuathöfn

    fór fram í Winnipeg, en

    síðan var líkið flutt til jarðsetningar

    að Lundar. Hinn látni lætur

    eftir sig ekkju, Kristínu

    Reykdal.

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Lundar Cemetery (North), Lundar Manitoba11

  • Dom. Land Grants:

  •  

  • SW 18 17 2 W112

Wife: Kristín BJARNADÓTTIR

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Kristín BJARNADÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Kristín BJARNADÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Bjarni BJARNASON (1810-bef1880)

  • Mother:

  • Elín GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR (1825-1909)

  • Birth:

  • Oct 5, 1862

  • Laugardælir, Flóahreppur, Árnessýsla, Iceland1,13,14,15

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 7-8)

  • Útey, Miðdalssókn, Árnessýsla, Iceland16

  •  

  • (with mother)

  • Immigration:

  • 1888 (age 25-26)

  • to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from Hraunkoti, Grímsneshreppi, Árnessýsla, Iceland6,17

  • Residence:

  • 1921 (age 58-59)

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba8

  •  

  • Address: 562 Walker Ave.

    (with daughter Valdina and her husband)

  • Residence:

  • 1931 (age 68-69)

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada18

  •  

  • Address: 123 Ruby St.

    at her daughter Valdina's place in Winnipeg

  • Death:

  • Apr 4, 1948 (age 85)

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba19

  •  

  • Address: 163 Elm St.

    at the home of her daughter Valdina Reykdal

Child 1: Johanna REYKDAL

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Daughter: Johanna REYKDAL

  • Name:

  • Johanna REYKDAL20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Andrew Patterson MCGREGOR (1895-1957)

  • Birth:

  • Nov 4, 1891

  • Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, U S A6,21,22,23

  • Residence:

  • 1892 (age 0-1)

  • Sayersville, New Jersey, USA

  • Immigration:

  • 1898 (age 6-7)

  • to Canada7

  • Naturalisation:

  • 1900 (age 8-9)

  • Canada7

  • Residence:

  • 1911 (age 19-20)

  • sec18 - twn17 - rng2 Oak Point, Manitoba24

  • Residence:

  • 1916 (age 24-25)

  • 562 Walker Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba7

  • Occupation:

  • 1916 (age 24-25)

  • telephone operator7

  • Death:

  • Oct 16, 1967 (age 75)

  • Vernon, British Columbia21,25

  •  

  • Hanna Reykdal McGregor

    ekkja A n d r e w McGregor,

    fyrrum í Winnipeg dó í Kelowna

    B. C. 16. október 1967.

    Hana lifa börn hennar, Glen

    í Victoria B. C. og Mrs. Florence

    Howarth í Vernon B. C.

    og tvær systur Mrs. Bertha

    Saul og Mrs. Valdina Gottfred,

    báðar í Winnipeg.

  • Cremation:

  • Oct 19, 1967

  • Kelowna, British Columbia

  • Burial:

  • 1967

  • Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Child 2: Bertha REYKDAL

  • Name:

  • Bertha REYKDAL26

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Charles Roy SAUL (1888-1975)

  • Birth:

  • Jul 8, 1893

  • Sayersville, New Jersey, USA2,6,22

  •  

  • Birth: 06 JUL 1893 (stated in the Latter day Saints site)

  • Residence:

  • 1894 (age 0-1)

  • Sayersville, New Jersey, USA

  • Immigration:

  • 1898 (age 4-5)

  • to Canada7

  • Naturalisation:

  • 1900 (age 6-7)

  • Canada7

  • Residence:

  • 1911 (age 17-18)

  • sec18 - twn17 - rng2 Oak Point, Manitoba24

  • Death:

  • Aug 24, 1969 (age 76)

  • Manitoba2

  • Burial:

  • 1969

  • Brookside Cemetery, plot D8-0322-0, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Child 3: Kirstin REYKDAL

  • Name:

  • Kirstin REYKDAL

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • James Frederick TOMPKINS (1891- )

  • Birth:

  • Apr 8, 1895

  • Sayersville, New Jersey, USA6,22,27

  • Residence:

  • 1896 (age 0-1)

  • Sayersville, New Jersey, USA

  • Immigration:

  • 1898 (age 2-3)

  • to Canada7

  • Naturalisation:

  • 1900 (age 4-5)

  • Canada7

  • Residence:

  • 1911 (age 15-16)

  • sec18 - twn17 - rng2 Oak Point, Manitoba24

  • Residence:

  • 1916 (age 20-21)

  • 562 Walker Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba7

  • Residence:

  • 1921 (age 25-26)

  • 562 Walker Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba (with sister Valdina and her husband)8

  • Occupation:

  • 1921 (age 25-26)

  • telephone operator

  • Death:

  • Mar 12, 1949 (age 53)

  • Los Angeles, California, United States27

  • Burial:

  • 1949

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Child 4: Valdina REYKDAL

  • Name:

  • Valdina REYKDAL

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Gustave GOTTSKALKSON (1896-1966)

  • Birth:

  • Dec 31, 1898

  • Sayersville, New Jersey, USA6,22,25

  • Residence:

  • 1898 (age 0)

  • Sayersville, New Jersey, USA

  • Immigration:

  • 1898 (age 0)

  • to Canada7

  • Naturalisation:

  • 1900 (age 1-2)

  • Canada7

  • Residence:

  • 1911 (age 12-13)

  • sec18 - twn17 - rng2 Oak Point, Manitoba24

  • Residence:

  • 1916 (age 17-18)

  • 562 Walker Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba7

  • Occupation:

  • 1916 (age 17-18)

  • telephone operator7

  • Residence:

  • 1975 (age 76-77)

  • 604 Tiffany Towers 1179 Grant Ave.25

  • Death:

  • Jan 18, 1979 (age 80)

  • Misericordia Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba25

  • Burial:

  • Jan 20, 1979

  • Plot D8-0196-0, Brookside Cemetary, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  •  

  • VALDINA GOTTFRED

    On January 18, 1979 at the

    Misericordia Hospital, Mrs.

    Valdina Gottfred, aged 81

    years, of 604-1179 Grant

    Avenue.

    Mrs. Gottfred was born

    December 31, 1897 in Sayres

    ville, N.J., U.S.A. She was a

    honourary life member of

    the I.O.D.E. Jon Sigurdsson

    Chapter, and a member of

    First Lutheran Church.

    She was predeceased by

    her husband Gustav in 1966,

    and three sisters. She is survived

    by two sons: Raymond

    and daughter-in-law Jeanne

    of Calgary, and Lorne and

    daughter-in-law Therese of

    Winnipeg, and four grandchildren:

    Jeffrey, Dianne,

    Neil and Michael.

    Funeral services were held

    at 11.00 a.m. Saturday, January

    20, 1979 at First Luther

    an Church, Victor and Sargent,

    with Pastor John H. Arvidson

    officiating. Interment

    in Brookside Cemetary.

    Bardal Funeral Home in

    care of arrangements, phone

    774-7474.

Note on Wife: Kristín BJARNADÓTTIR

imigration: date (1901 census) 1898 from Iceland

Sources

1.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. birth date.

2.

Church of Latter Day Saints (http://www.familysearch.org/), LDS.

3.

Icelandic Census 1870, Icelandic Census 1870. 1870 census shows birth date about 1865Úlfsstaðir, Reykholtssókn, Borgarfjarðarsýsla - The census 1870 for birth location.

4.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

5.

Icelandic Census 1870, Icelandic Census 1870.

6.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1906.

7.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1916.

8.

Canadian Government, Canadian Census 1921.

9.

unknown, Lögberg.

10.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. death year 1947.

11.

Linden Davidson, Linden Davidson.

12.

Government of Canada, Dominion Land Grant. C-6227. Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.

Canada. Call Number: Folio: 377.

13.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1901, (1901). T-6435.

14.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

15.

unknown, Heimskringla paper.

16.

Icelandic Census 1870, Icelandic Census 1870. Útey, Miðdalssókn, Árnessýsla.

17.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

18.

Canadian Census 1931. 1931/Manitoba/Winnipeg South Centre/Winnipeg (City) (63).

19.

unknown, Heimskringla. 7 Apr 1948 obituary.

20.

https://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110867215/johanna-mcgregor.

21.

British Columbia Government, B.C Vital Event Death Registration.

22.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1901.

23.

Ancestry.ca.

24.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1911 Manitoba.

25.

unknown, Lögberg-Heimskringla.

26.

https://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111428071/bertha-saul.

27.

Later Day Saints, https://familysearch.org.