Olafur Olafsson - Kista, Vesturhopsholar, Iceland
Hello,
I am looking for information on the ancestry of my great-grandparents, and was wondering if anyone could help.
OLAFUR OLAFSSON
born 26 OCT 1853 at Kista, near Vesturhopsholar, Iceland.
son of OLAFUR JONSSON & MARIA GUDMUNDSDOTTIR
MARRIED (I don't yet have a marriage date)
RAGNHEIDER SIGURROS BJARNADOTTIR
born 4 JUNE 1870 at Efri-Laekjardalur, Hunavatnssysla, Iceland.
daughter of BJARNI EINARSSON & HOLMFRIDUR GUDMUNDSDOTTIR
Olafur and Ragnheider emigrated to the US through Kaldrani, Hunavatnssysla, Iceland, with their three daughters:
SIGURLAUG SOFIA OLAFSDOTTIR b. 20 JUNE 1897
HOLMFRIDUR OLAFSDOTTIR b. 6 JAN 1899
GUDRUN ANNA OLAFSDOTTIR likely born 1900
The family name became JONSSON, then JOHNSON in America.I am guessing that Icelandic people were registered by their father's last name upon arrival in the US?(Olafur is listed in family history as Olafur Olafsson JONSSON, & Ragnheider is listed in family history as Ragnheider EINARSDOTTIR, rather than by her original surname.)
They settled in North Dakota, and eventually came to Arborg, Manitoba, Canada.
I know Icelandic records are among the best in the world, but I am having trouble tracing my family history in Iceland, partly because I don't read Icelandic, and partly because I find the naming patterns a bit confusing.Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Kayla
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Re: Olafur Olafsson - Kista, Vesturhopsholar, Iceland
Halfdan Helgason 11/07/05