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Family of Rafn JÓNSSON and Ingibjörg ÞORVALDSDÓTTIR

  • Husband:

  • Rafn JÓNSSON (1833-1904)

  • Wife:

  • Ingibjörg ÞORVALDSDÓTTIR (1834-bef1901)

  • Children:

  • Kristbjörg RAFNSDÓTTIR (1860-1923)

  •  

  • Gudfinna RAFNSDÓTTIR (1861-1862)

  • Marriage:

  • Oct 25, 1858

  • Melstadur, Hunavatnssysla, Iceland1

  •  

  • (Kárastaðir, on Vatnsnes, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland)

  • residence family:

  • 1860

  • Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Residence (family):

  • 1862

  • Dalasýsla, Iceland

  • Divorce:

  • 1870

  • Iceland2

  •  

  • census show's that they where (Skilinn) divorced or seperated

Husband: Rafn JÓNSSON

  • Name:

  • Rafn JÓNSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Jón JÓNSSON (1773-1864)

  • Mother:

  • Anna RAFNSDÓTTIR (1805-1875)

  • Birth:

  • Aug 11, 1833

  • Sælingsdalstunga, Hvammssveit, Dalasýsla, Iceland3,4,5,6,7

  •  

  • Hvammssveit the district at the head of Hvammsfjörður from the river Fáskrúð to Ketilsstaðir, the outermost farm of the district. Some low land and small valleys, between which are grassy slopes full of blue berries. Pretty, furtile country.

  • Residence:

  • 1835 (age 1-2)

  • Hvítadalur, Hvolssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland8

  •  

  • (with mother)

  • Residence:

  • 1845 (age 11-12)

  • Stórimúli, Staðarhólssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland9

  •  

  • (with Þórður Einarsson)

  • Residence:

  • 1850 (age 16-17)

  • Kjarlaksvellir hjál., Staðarhólssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland10

  •  

  • (with Þórður Einarsson)

  • Residence:

  • c. 1853 (age 19-20)

  • Krossárbakki, Óspakseyrarsókn, Strandasýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  • 1855 (age 21-22)

  • Ytrikárastaðir, Kirkiuhvamssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland11

  •  

  • (with Gestur Magnússon)

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 36-37)

  • Kothvammur, Húnaþing vestra, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland2

  •  

  • Cenus shows that Rafn( húsmaður) and Rósa (bústýra ) worked for Guðmundur Teitsson and his wife María Halldórsdóttir on their farm called Kothvammur and they where not married yet.

  • Emigration:

  • btw 1873 and 1874 (age 39-41)

  • from Kirkjuhvammsbúð, Kirkjuhvammshreppi, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland to Canada3,6,12

  •  

  • Björn Sigurgeir Jónsson stayed in Iceland

  • Occupation:

  • 1875 (age 41-42)

  • worked in saw mill; near Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1875 to 1904 (age 41-71)

  • carpenter; Manitoba

  • Naturalisation:

  • 1880 (age 46-47)

  • Canada13

  • Occupation:

  • "1906 or later"

  • worked with the railway; near Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

  •  

  • In 1906, a railway was brought to Gimli, the railway company CPR then started preparing a track from Winnipeg to Árdalsbyggð. As elsewhere on the plains of Western Canada, a railway station was needed, and the site chosen for it was in the village. When the construction of the road was finished, the village was given a new name, Arborg.

  • Occupation:

  • 1901 (age 67-68)

  • farmer; Gimli area, Manitoba

  • Dom. Land Grants:

  • May 23, 1903 (age 69)

  • North of Riverton, Manitoba14

  •  

  • Address: Part SW - 14 - 24 - 4 EPM

  • Death:

  • Mar 5, 1904 (age 70)

  • R.M. of Gimli, Manitoba, Canada3,15,16

  •  

  • The 5th this month during the the night the farmer in Gimli, Rafn Jonsson, died. He was between 60 and 70 years old. He was the halfbrother of Páll sál (Soal) who was a priest (and a man who makes a Christian poetry) in Viðvik in Skagafjordur (Iceland) and died there.

    Taken from an Icelandic paper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Löberg Mar. 17, 1904)

  • Burial:

  • 1904

  • Block N14-12 Gimli Community Cemetery, Gimli, Manitoba

Wife: Ingibjörg ÞORVALDSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Ingibjörg ÞORVALDSDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Þorvaldur JÓNSSON (1802-1845)

  • Mother:

  • Ingibjörg TEITSDÓTTIR (1810-1861)

  • Birth:

  • Sep 11, 1834

  • Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland3,4,5,17,18,19

  •  

  • Vatnsnes, the peninsula between Miðfjörður and Húnafjörður, with a high mountain range.

  • Baptism:

  • Sep 14, 1834 (age 0)

  • Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  • 1835 (age 0-1)

  • Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland20

  • Residence:

  • 1840 (age 5-6)

  • Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland21

  • Residence:

  • 1845 (age 10-11)

  • Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland22

  • Residence:

  • 1850 (age 15-16)

  • Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland23

  • Occupation:

  • 1870 (age 35-36)

  • vinnukona; Sælingsdalstunga, Hvammssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland24

  •  

  • working for Sumarliði Guðmundsson

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 35-36)

  • Sælingsdalstunga, Hvammssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland24

  • Occupation:

  • 1880 (age 45-46)

  • húskona; Gilsbakki, Snókdalssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland25

  • Residence:

  • 1880 (age 45-46)

  • Gilsbakki, Snókdalssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland25

  • Occupation:

  • 1890 (age 55-56)

  • vinnukona; Sælingsdalstunga, Hvammssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland26

  •  

  • worked for Ólafur Jóhannesson

  • Residence:

  • 1890 (age 55-56)

  • Sælingsdalstunga, Hvammssókn, Dalasýsla, Iceland26

  •  

  • Address: #25

  • Death:

  • btw 1890 and 1901 (age 55-67)

  • Dalasýsla, Iceland

Child 1: Kristbjörg RAFNSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Kristbjörg RAFNSDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Þórður ÞORSTEINSSON (1873-1951)

  • Birth:

  • May 24, 1860

  • Melstaður, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland4,5,27

  • Baptism:

  • May 28, 1860 (age 0)

  • Melstaður, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland27

  • Residence:

  • 1860 (age 0)

  • #X, Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland28

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 9-10)

  • Kothvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland2

  •  

  • Census shows that Kristbjörg Rafnsdóttir was a ( fósturbarn þeirra ) fosterchild to Guðmundur Teitsson and María Halldórsdóttir. This the same place that Rafn Jónsson worked before coming to Canada with Rósa Jónsdóttir and their daughter Hólmfríður Rafnsdóttir

  • Residence:

  • 1880 (age 19-20)

  • Krossanes, Tjarnarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland29

  • Occupation:

  • 1880 (age 19-20)

  • vinnukona; Krossanes, Tjarnarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland29

  •  

  • worked for Guðmann Árnason

  • Occupation:

  • 1890 (age 29-30)

  • vinnukona; Þóroddsstaðir, Staðarsókn í Hrútafirði, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland30

  •  

  • for (#8530) Sigurður Árnason

  • Residence:

  • 1890 (age 29-30)

  • Þóroddsstaðir, Staðarsókn í Hrútafirði, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland30

  • Occupation:

  • 1901 (age 40-41)

  • aðkomandi (new comer); Efra - Vatnshorn, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland31

  • Residence:

  • 1901 (age 40-41)

  • Efra - Vatnshorn, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland31

  •  

  • (staying temporarily ) with daughter Guðný

  • Occupation:

  • 1920 (age 59-60)

  • Lausakona; Efra - Vatnshorn, Kirkjuhvammshreppur, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  • 1920 (age 59-60)

  • Efra - Vatnshorn, Kirkjuhvammshreppur, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland32

  • Death:

  • Sep 18, 1923 (age 63)

  • Reykjavíkurkaupstaður, Reykjavík, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland33

Child 2: Gudfinna RAFNSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Gudfinna RAFNSDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Apr 30, 1861

  • Melstaður, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland4,27

  • Baptism:

  • May 1, 1861 (age 0)

  • Melstaður, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland27

  • Residence:

  • 1861 (age 0)

  • Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Death:

  • May 30, 1862 (age 1)

  • Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland27

Note on Husband: Rafn JÓNSSON

Rafn is a half brother to Séra Páll Jónsson of Vellir. He left the Saubær District of Dalasýla and found work at Krossárbakki in Bitrufjörður,in the neighbouring region of Strandasýsla. He then moved to Kárastaðir on Vatnsnes on 1855 there he met Ingibjörg Thorvaldsdóttir.Shortly after there marrage they moved to a near by holding, Helguhvammur and in 1860 they were in Kirkjuhvammur. In 1862 they moved to Dalasýsla, but there they were divorced and he move to Vatnsnes Peninsula in 1866. Where he met his second wife Rósa. They moved to Hrísar in Viðidalur in1868.Then back to Kothvammur within a year or so. In the spring of 1872 they moved to Kirkjuhvammsbùð and after that to Canada in 1873. They were married in Parry Sound , Ont. in 1874. In the summer of 1875 they left for Manitoba. Lived at a homestead named Lundur, Gimli 1877, 1879. (Taken from The Gimlunga Saga, (Gimli District: Township 19 Range 4E Berurjodur 1877, 18791891).

 

Came to Canada in 1873, to Parry Sound,Ont.: Gimli in Fall of 1875:1879,Winnipeg:1885 townsite of Lundi (Riverton,Mb.):

 

imigration: 1873 to Perry Sound, Ont.

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1.

Church of Latter Day Saints (http://www.familysearch.org/), LDS. indexing project number M49287-1.

2.

Icelandic Census 1870, Icelandic Census 1870. Kothvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

3.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

4.

Church of the Latter day Saints, Church of the Latter day Saints.

5.

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6.

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8.

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9.

Icelandic Census 1845. Stórimúli, Staðarhólssókn, Dalasýsla.

10.

Icelandic Census 1850. Kjarlaksvellir hjál., Staðarhólssókn, Dalasýsla.

11.

Icelandic Census 1855. Ytrikárastaðir, Kirkiuhvamssókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

12.

unknown, Lögberg-Heimskringla.

13.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1901. district 11 for Selkirk- Gimli.

14.

Government of Canada, Western Land Grants (1870-1930). Microfilm reel number: C-6039. Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ont.

Canada. Call Number: C-6039.

15.

Government of Manitoba, registration of death. 1904-003087.

16.

Löberg (Icelandic Newspaper), Taken from an Icelandic paper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Löberg Mar. 17, 1904), (Mar. 17, 1904).

17.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

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19.

Icelandic Census 1845.

20.

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21.

Icelandic Census 1840. Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

22.

Icelandic Census 1845. Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

23.

Icelandic Census 1850. Kirkjuhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

24.

Icelandic Census 1870, Icelandic Census 1870. Sælingsdalstunga, Hvammssókn, Dalasýsla.

25.

Icelandic Census 1880. Gilsbakki, Snókdalssókn, Dalasýsla.

26.

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29.

Icelandic Census 1880. Krossanes, Tjarnarsókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

30.

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31.

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32.

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