Re: Ancestors to Sigurd Jacobson, Ingjaldsholl
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Ancestors to Sigurd Jacobson, Ingjaldsholl
2/27/11
To start with, this chart shows what is known, according to islendingabok.is
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The primary sources for that information are the parish books of Eyvindarhóla-parish, the 1729 and 1703 censuses, and the genealogy manuscript of Jón Espólín.
Sigurður Jakobsson had two brothers (Brandur, Jón and Jón "younger"), and three sisters (Ingibjörg, Oddný and Þuríður).Ingibjörg had no children, Þuríður had one son, but no surviving descendants today - the other four have many descendants in Iceland today.
The parents of Soffía Ívarsdóttir were Ívar Helgason and Ingibjörg Oddsdóttir.Ívar died in 1831 (drowned, with two of his sons), and the family broke up, which is why she was living with a foster family in 1835.In the 1801 census, you can find Ívar in Fremri-Langey and Ingibjörg at Rifgirðingar.
And yes, as a side-note, Sigurður's great-grandparents, Eyjólfur Teitsson and Guðríður Arnbjörnsdóttir were also my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents.
"Forlíkunarmaður" is from the Danish "Forligsmand" - and means a person who has the task of settling minor, local disputes.
Sniðkari/snikkari means "carpenter", in particular one making tools and small items.
"Hreppstjóri", Iceland was divided into several governmental districts, called "sýsla", and each sýsla was further subdivided into a number of "hreppur" - often, but not always, corresponding to a parish. "Hreppstjóri" is is basically what passes for a government agent/authority in each of the districts, with certain duties but limited authority.
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