Husband:
Björn Stefán "Skaptason" JÓSEFSSON (1840-1913)
Wife:
Margrét STEFÁNSDÓTTIR (1847-1947)
Children:
Marriage:
bef 1871
Iceland
Residence (family):
1880
Hnausum, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1
Residence (family):
1901
Gimli, Manitoba
Residence (family):
1906
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Name:
Björn Stefán "Skaptason" JÓSEFSSON
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Jun 16, 1840
Residence:
1845 (age 4-5)
Hnausum, Þingeyrarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland4
Occupation:
1880 (age 39-40)
bóndi; Hnausum, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland
Immigration:
Jul 31, 1883 (age 43)
to Hnausum, Þingeyrarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland from Canada3,5
Naturalisation:
1887 (age 46-47)
Canada3
Death:
Jun 21, 1913 (age 73)
Name:
Margrét STEFÁNSDÓTTIR
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Aug 22, 1847
Reykhólar, Reykhólahreppur, Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla, Iceland3,5,8
Residence:
1855 (age 7-8)
Gautsdalur, Garpsdalssókn, Barðastrandarsýsla, Iceland9
Residence:
1860 (age 12-13)
Gautsdalur, Garpsdalssókn, Barðastrandarsýsla, Iceland9
Immigration:
Jul 31, 1883 (age 35)
to Hnausum, Sveinsstaðahreppi, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland from Canada3,5,10
Death:
Oct 22, 1947 (age 100)
Canada5
Name:
Guðrún Anna "Skaptason" BJÖRNSDÓTTIR
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
Jun 7, 1871
Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland5
Residence:
1880 (age 8-9)
Hnausar, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland11
Emigration:
1883 (age 11-12)
from Hnausar, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland to Canada
Death:
Jun 21, 1929 (age 58)
Canada ?6
Name:
Jósep "Skaptason" BJÖRNSSON
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
Nov 4, 1873
Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland
Residence:
1880 (age 6-7)
Hnausar, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland11
Emigration:
1883 (age 9-10)
from Hnausar, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland to Canada
Military Service:
frm Oct, 1915 to Jan, 1919 (age 41-45)
WW1 France; Captain in the Canadian Army in the First World War
paymaster of the 108th Battalion
Occupation:
1921 (age 47-48)
chief fishery officer with the federal government; Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Death:
Apr 27, 1950 (age 76)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada12
Address: 378 Maryland St.
at home
Burial:
1950
Brookside Cemetery, plot E-0116-0 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Name:
Anna Margrét "Skaptason" BJÖRNSDÓTTIR
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
Oct 1, 1875
Undirfell í Vatnsdalur, Ásshreppur, Undirfellssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland2,11
Residence:
1880 (age 4-5)
Hnausar, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland13
Emigration:
1883 (age 7-8)
from Hnausar, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland to Canada
Death:
Apr 2, 1935 (age 59)
Burial:
Brookside Cemetery, plot E-0115-0 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Name:
Hallsteinn "Skaptason" BJÖRNSSON
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
Jan 29, 1884
Residence:
1901 (age 16-17)
Gimli, Manitoba3
Residence:
1906 (age 21-22)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada18
Residence:
Glenboro, Manitoba17
Occupation:
farmer; Glenboro, Manitoba17
Residence:
1912 (age 27-28)
744 Beverly St. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
Jan 10, 1961 (age 76)
Skaptason was the last name of his father: Jósef Skaptason
Icelandic Census 1880. Hnausum, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla.
Islendingabok, Islendingabok. birth date.
Gov. of Canada, Canadian Census 1901, (1901).
Icelandic Census 1845. Hnausum, Þingeyrarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla.
Islendingabok, Islendingabok.
Ibid. death date.
Government of manitoba, death registration. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1913-036443.
Icelandic Census 1855.
Ibid. Gautsdalur, Garpsdalssókn, Barðastrandarsýsla.
Government of Canada, Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. Ottawa, Canada:.
Icelandic Census 1880.
Government of manitoba, death registration. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1950-003111.
Icelandic Census 1880. Hnausar, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla.
Government of manitoba, death registration. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1935-016406.
Province of Manitoba, detailed birth information.
Skaptason Family, (2006).
Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.
Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1906.