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Family of Þorsteinn ÞORLEIFSSON and Sigríður JÓHANNESDÓTTIR

Husband: Þorsteinn ÞORLEIFSSON

  • Name:

  • Þorsteinn ÞORLEIFSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Mar 13, 1832

  • Undirfell í Vatnsdalur, Ásshreppur, Undirfellssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland2,3

  • Residence:

  • 1835 (age 2-3)

  • Márstaðir, Undirfellssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland4

  • Residence:

  • 1840 (age 7-8)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland5

  • Residence:

  • 1845 (age 12-13)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland6

  • Residence:

  • 1850 (age 17-18)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland7

  • Residence:

  • 1855 (age 22-23)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland8

  • Occupation:

  • 1860 (age 27-28)

  • farmer; Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland2

  • Occupation:

  • 1870 (age 37-38)

  • farmer; Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland9

  • Death:

  • aft 1870 (age 37-38)

  • Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

Wife: Sigríður JÓHANNESDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Sigríður JÓHANNESDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Jóhannes JÓNASSON (1806-1862)

  • Mother:

  • Margrét JÓNSDÓTTIR (1808-1865)

  • Birth:

  • 1837

  • Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland3,5,10

  • Residence:

  • 1840 (age 2-3)

  • #5 Helguhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland5

  • Residence:

  • 1845 (age 7-8)

  • #4 Helguhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland6

  • Residence:

  • 1850 (age 12-13)

  • Helguhvammur, Kirkjuhvammssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland7

  • Residence:

  • 1855 (age 17-18)

  • Hrappstaðir, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland8

  • Occupation:

  • 1855 (age 17-18)

  • vinnukona for Margrét Sveinsdóttir at Hrappstaðir, Víðidalstúngusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland8

  • Death:

  • aft 1870 (age 32-33)

  • Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

Child 1: Guðrún ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Guðrún ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Aug 17, 1858

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,2

  • Baptism:

  • Aug 19, 1858 (age 0)

  • Breiðabólsstað í Vesturhópi, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence:

  • 1860 (age 1-2)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland2

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 11-12)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland9

  • Occupation:

  • 1880 (age 21-22)

  • vinnukona; Gilhaga í Grímstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland10

  • Residence:

  • 1880 (age 21-22)

  • Gilhaga í Grímstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland10

  • Occupation:

  • 1890 (age 31-32)

  • vinnukona; Hrísar, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland11

  •  

  • working for Jón Jónsson

  • Residence:

  • 1890 (age 31-32)

  • Hrísar, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland11

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Iceland

Child 2: Elín Sigríður ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Elín Sigríður ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Aug 28, 1859

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,2

  • Baptism:

  • Aug 28, 1859 (age 0)

  • Breiðabólsstað í Vesturhópi, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence:

  • 1860 (age 0-1)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland2

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 10-11)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland9

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Iceland

Child 3: Þorsteinn ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Name:

  • Þorsteinn ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Sigríður BJARNADÓTTIR (1855-1945)

  • Birth:

  • Jan 28, 1861

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland9,12,13

  • Baptism:

  • Jan 28, 1861 (age 0)

  • Breiðabólsstað í Vesturhópi, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 8-9)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland9

  • Occupation:

  • 1880 (age 18-19)

  • -; Breiðabólstaður, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  •  

  • working for Jóhann Lárus Snorrason

  • Residence:

  • 1880 (age 18-19)

  • Breiðabólstaður, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland14

  • Immigration:

  • 1888 (age 26-27)

  • to USA from Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland12,15

  •  

  • with his family

  • Naturalisation:

  • 1891 (age 29-30)12

  •  

  • Occupation:

  • 1901 (age 39-40)

  • Lumber Laborer12

  • Life Event:

  •  

  • Garðar, N-Dakota, USA

  •  

  • Settist fyrst að við Garðar, N-Dakota, fluttist þaðan í Þingvallabyggðina, nam þar land og var þar í 3 ár uns þau flúðu þaðan sökum vatnsskorts. Bjó síðan í Selkirk og að lokum í Blaine.

  • Residence:

  • 1908 (age 46-47)

  • Blaine, Whatcom, Washington, USA

  • Death:

  • Aug 31, 1908 (age 47)

  • Blaine, Whatcom, Washington, USA

Child 4: Jóhannes ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Name:

  • Jóhannes ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Feb 12, 1862

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,9

  • Baptism:

  • Feb 12, 1862 (age 0)

  • Breiðabólsstað í Vesturhópi, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence:

  • 1862 (age 0)

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Death:

  • May 29, 1862 (age 0)

  • Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1

Child 5: Jóhannes ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Name:

  • Jóhannes ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Jun 8, 1863

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,3

  • Baptism:

  • Jun 8, 1863 (age 0)

  • Breiðabólsstað í Vesturhópi, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 6-7)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland9

  • Immigration:

  • 1888 (age 24-25)

  • to Canada from Vatnshorni, Kirkjuhvammshreppi, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland10

  •  

  •  

     

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Canada

Child 6: Jón ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Name:

  • Jón ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Anna JÓNSDÓTTIR (1856-1894)

  • Birth:

  • Oct 17, 1864

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,3,9,10

  • Baptism:

  • Oct 22, 1864 (age 0)

  • Breiðabólsstað í Vesturhópi, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,10

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 5-6)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland9

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

  • Emigration:

  • 1888 (age 23-24)

  • from Kistu, Þverárhreppi, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland to Canada

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1914 to 1936 (age 49-72)

  • Hotel owner and operator in Gimli since 1914

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Var lengi reiðhjólasali í Winnipeg og gestgjafi á Gimli.; Winnipeg and Gimli in Manitoba

  • Death:

  • Sep 1, 1936 (age 71)

  • General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada3,10

Child 7: Ólöf ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Ólöf ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • not KNOWN ( - )

  • Birth:

  • Oct 19, 1865

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,3,9,10

  • Baptism:

  • Oct 21, 1865 (age 0)

  • Breiðabólsstað í Vesturhópi, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,10

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 4-5)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland16

  • Occupation:

  • 1880 (age 14-15)

  • Vinnukona (maid); Gilá, Grímstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  •  

  • worked for Jakob Guðmundsson

  • Residence:

  • 1880 (age 14-15)

  • Gilá, Grímstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Emigration:

  • 1888 (age 22-23)

  • from Kistu, Þverárhreppi, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland to Canada

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • USA ?

Child 8: Sigríður ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Sigríður ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Oct 24, 1867

  • Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1,3,9

  • Baptism:

  • Oct 25, 1867 (age 0)

  • Breiðabólsstað í Vesturhópi, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 2-3)

  • Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland16

  • Residence:

  • 1880 (age 12-13)

  • Neðra-Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Hún.17

  •  

  • Léttastúlka á Neðra-Vatnshorni, Víðidalstungusókn, Hún. 1880. living with Þorgrímur Jónatansson an his wife Ásdís Guðmundsdóttir

  • Occupation:

  • 1890 (age 22-23)

  • vinnukona; Bygggarður, Reykjavíkursókn, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland

  •  

  • working for Ólafur Ingimundarson, bóndi

  • Residence:

  • 1890 (age 22-23)

  • Bygggarður, Reykjavíkursókn, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland18

  • Occupation:

  • 1893 (age 25-26)

  • Vinnukona; Laxnes, Lágafellssókn, Kjósasýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  • 1893 (age 25-26)

  • Laxnes, Lágafellssókn, Kjósasýsla, Iceland

  • relocation:

  • 1896 (age 28-29)

  • Reykjavík að Hvoli í Saurbæjarþingum í Dalasýsla, Iceland

  • relocation:

  • 1897 (age 29-30)

  • frá Hvoli að Víðidalstungu í V-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • relocation:

  • 1899 (age 31-32)

  • frá Lækjarkoti í Víðidalstungusókn.

  • Occupation:

  • 1899 (age 31-32)

  • Vinnukona; Ánastaðir, Kirkjuhvammshreppur, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  • 1899 (age 31-32)

  • Ánastaðir, Kirkjuhvammshreppur, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Occupation:

  • 1901 (age 33-34)

  • hjú; Syðri Reykir, Melssókn í Miðfirði, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  •  

  • working for Jónas Þorbergur Bjarnarson, óðalsbóndi

  • Residence:

  • 1901 (age 33-34)

  • Syðri Reykir, Melssókn í Miðfirði, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland19

  • relocation:

  • 1910 (age 42-43)

  • frá Galtarnesi, to Undirfelli

  • Occupation:

  • 1910 (age 42-43)

  • vinnur að innanhússtörfum og heyskap; Undirfell í Vatnsdalur, Ásshreppur, Undirfellssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  •  

  • working for Jón Hannesson, búandi

  • Residence:

  • 1910 (age 42-43)

  • Undirfell í Vatnsdalur, Ásshreppur, Undirfellssókn, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland20

  • Death:

  • aft 1910 (age 42-43)

  • Iceland

Sources

1.

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

2.

Icelandic Census 1860.

3.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

4.

Icelandic Census, Icelandic Census 1835.

5.

Icelandic Census 1840.

6.

Icelandic Census 1845.

7.

Icelandic Census 1850.

8.

Icelandic Census 1855.

9.

Icelandic Census 1870, Icelandic Census 1870.

10.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

11.

Icelandic Census 1890.

12.

Gov. of Canada, Canadian Census 1901, (1901).

13.

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

14.

Icelandic Census 1880. Breiðabólstaður, Þingeyrasókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

15.

Icelandic Census 1901.

16.

Icelandic Census 1870, Icelandic Census 1870. Vatnshorn, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

17.

Icelandic Census 1880. Neðra-Vatnshorn, Víðidalstungusókn, Húnavatnssýsla.

18.

Icelandic Census 1890. Bygggarður, Reykjavíkursókn, Gullbringusýsla.

19.

Icelandic Census 1901. Syðri Reykir, Melssókn í Miðfirði, Húnavatnssýsla.

20.

Icelandic Census 1910. Undirfell, Undirfellssókn, Austur-Húnavatnssýsla.