Re: Living relatives in Iceland
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Living relatives in Iceland
2/15/11
Well, this is not too hard.
Einar Bjarnason had 7 half-siblings, and 6 (full) siblings.Of those 6, four died young or emigrated as well, but two (Jón and Bjarni) have descendants in Iceland - one surviving grandchild, who is 90, and numerous great-grandchildren - not really close relatives.
Ingibjörg Teitsdóttir had 17 siblings (and one half-brother as well).Of the 17, most emigrated, with numerous descendants in the US and Canada, a few died young, but one stayed behind in Iceland.That was Teitur Teitsson, born 1855.He had 12 children and a very large number of grandchildren, many of which are still alive.I'll give some of them a call and see if I can find someone interested in family history.
As for Kristján Gíslason, I have no information on him - it is indeed quite possible that he may have been born in Canada - if you can find out anything about his ancestry, it would be very much appreciated.
Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir is easier.She was born in Iceland in 1872.She had 5 siblings and one half-brother.The half-brother emigrated, and three of her siblings died young, but the remaining two were Helga Guðríður and Rósfríður.(Note the spelling - there is quite a bit of difference between "Rósfríður", which means "beautiful rose", and "Rasfríður" which would mean "beautiful ass")
Anyhow, Helga Guðríður and Rósfríður both had 4 children, and many surviving grandchildren.I'll make some calls and give you some contact info.
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