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Family of Bjarni TORFASON and Katrín GISSURARDÓTTIR

  • Husband:

  • Bjarni TORFASON (1850-1926)

  • Wife:

  • Katrín GISSURARDÓTTIR (1862-1934)

  • Children:

  • Maria BJARNADOTTIR (1886-1923)

  •  

  • Sigurður BJARNASON (1888-1964)

  •  

  • Una Sveinbjorg BJARNADÓTTIR (1891-1961)

  •  

  • John Karl TORFASON (1899-1981)

  • Marriage:

  • 1885

  • Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður, Seyðisfjörður, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence (family):

  • 1890

  • Maríuhús, Dvergasteinssókn, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland

  • Residence (family):

  • 1903

  • SE28-20-5

  • Residence (family):

  • 1916

  • 20, 5, 1, R.M. of Coldwell

  • Residence (family):

  • 1920

  • Arborg, Mb.

  • <Custom Event>:

  • 1920

  • sold farm and moved to Arborg2

  • Residence (family):

  • 1921

  • Arborg, Manitoba

  • residence family:

  •  

  • Manitoba, Canada

Husband: Bjarni TORFASON

  • Name:

  • Bjarni TORFASON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Torfi JÓNSSON (1806-1885)

  • Mother:

  • María BJARNADÓTTIR (1826-1901)

  • Birth:

  • Jul 15, 1850

  • Hjaltastaðarsókn, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland1,3,4,5

  •  

  • From Ásgrímsstöðum í Hjaltastaðaþinghá

  • Baptism:

  • Jul 17, 1850 (age 0)

  • Hjaltastaður, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland5

  • Residence:

  • 1855 (age 4-5)

  • Vidastaðr Heimajörd, Hjaltastaðarsókn, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland (with Björn Jónsson)6

  • Residence:

  • 1860 (age 9-10)

  • Víðastaðir, Hjaltastaðarsókn, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland7

  • Emigration:

  • btw 1893 and 1994 (age 42-144)

  • from Canada2,8,9

  • Naturalisation:

  • 1898 (age 47-48)

  •  

  • Death:

  • Apr 18, 1926 (age 75)

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada1,10

  •  

  • Cause: cancer of the stomach

  • Burial:

  • Apr 21, 1926

  • Block N16-lot 18 Gimli Cemetery, Town of Gimli, Manitoba1,11,12

Wife: Katrín GISSURARDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Katrín GISSURARDÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Sep 16, 1862

  • Kálfafellsstaðarsókn, Austur-Skaptafellssýsla, Iceland1,3,4

  • Emigration:

  • 1892 (age 29-30)

  • from Fjarðaröldu, Seyðisfjarðarhreppi, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland to Canada8,9,13

  • Death:

  • Jan 12, 1934 (age 71)

  • Gimli, Manitoba, Canada1,10

Child 1: Maria BJARNADOTTIR

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Daughter: Maria BJARNADOTTIR

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Spouse: Jón HÁVARÐARSON

  • Name:

  • Maria BJARNADOTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Jón HÁVARÐARSON (1885-1975)

  • Birth:

  • Jun 13, 1886

  • Dvergasteinssókn, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland1,3,4,13,14

  • Residence:

  • 1890 (age 3-4)

  • Maríuhús, Dvergasteinssókn, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland4

  • Immigration:

  • 1892 (age 5-6)

  • to Canada from Fjarðaröldu, Seyðisfjarðarhreppi, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland8,14

  • Religion:

  •  

  • Luthern14

  • Death:

  • Jan 9, 1923 (age 36)

  • Siglunes, Manitoba1,13,15

  •  

  • Death registration for Maria from Manitoba Vital Statistics shows death 9 Jan 1923 (age 36 years) in Winnipeg Manitoba. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1923-040121

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Block N16-Lot20 Gimli Cemetery, Gimli Mb.1,16

Child 2: Sigurður BJARNASON

  • Name:

  • Sigurður BJARNASON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Margaret Gudmurndina SIGURDSON (1898-1984)

  • Birth:

  • Jul 9, 1888

  • Dvergasteinssókn, Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland1,2,4

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Oak Point, Lundar, Winnipeg and Gimli2

  • Residence:

  • 1890 (age 1-2)

  • Maríuhús, Dvergasteinssókn, Norður-Múlasýsla4

  • Emigration:

  • btw 1893 and 1894 (age 4-6)

  • from Iceland to Canada8,9

  • Residence:

  • 1916 (age 27-28)

  • 20, 5, 1, R.M. of Coldwell8

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayer2

  • Death:

  • Sep 7, 1964 (age 76)

  • Vancouver British Columbia, Canada1,17

Child 3: Una Sveinbjorg BJARNADÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Una Sveinbjorg BJARNADÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Bjarni Peter BJARNASON (1895-1973)

  • Birth:

  • Aug 29, 1891

  • Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður, Seyðisfjörður, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland1

  • Emigration:

  • btw 1893 and 1894 (age 1-3)

  • from Iceland to Canada8

  • Residence:

  • 1916 (age 24-25)

  • 20, 5, 1, R.M. of Coldwell8

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • seamstress1

  • Death:

  • Aug 19, 1961 (age 69)

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba1

  •  

  • Cause: breast cancer

  • Burial:

  • 1961

  • Chapel Lawn Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba1

Child 4: John Karl TORFASON

  • Name:

  • John Karl TORFASON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Osk Victoria THORVARDARSON (1903-1984)

  • Birth:

  • May 1, 1899

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba1,18

  • Residence:

  • 1916 (age 16-17)

  • 20, 5, 1, R.M. of Coldwell8

  • Residence:

  • 1921 (age 21-22)

  • Village of Arborg, Manitoba9

  • Death:

  • Mar 18, 1981 (age 81)

  • Gimli, Manitoba1

  • Burial:

  •  

  • Gimli Cemetery, Town of Gimli, Manitoba (block 16, lot 21A)16

Sources

1.

Inez Schuster, Inez Schuster.

2.

Wagons To Wings.

3.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

4.

Icelandic Census 1890.

5.

Church of Latter Day Saints, Community Trees.

6.

Icelandic Census 1855.

7.

Icelandic Census 1860.

8.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1916.

9.

Canadian Government, Canadian Census 1921.

10.

Government of Manitoba, registration of death.

11.

unknown, Lögberg.

12.

Linden Davidson, Linden Davidson.

13.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

14.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1911, (28, 29 and 30th June 1911 Alex Hay).

15.

Government of Manitoba, registration of death. REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1923-040121.

16.

Carolyn Lumsden, Gimli Cemetery transcription, (June 1985).

17.

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

18.

Government of Manitoba, Registration of birth.