Lot and name

Settlers

Census

After 1879

Single People

The Settlers, The Farm Names and Lot Numbers

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 34 - Sólheimar (Sunhome)	Sigurjón Svanlaugsson	his wife and daughter.	Árnorsstaðir in Jókuldals		Hjalmar 1875

They arrived in Markland in November 1875. Two daughters were born there in 1877 and 1879. The family is on the 1881 Nova Scotia census. Later in 1881, they sold their lot to William Keith, who lived on the property, and moved to Marshall, Minnesota.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 35 Grænavatn (Green Lake)	Guðbrandur Erlendsson	his wife, three children and sister Helga	Gauksstaðir in Jókuldals		Hjalmar 1875
# 35 Grænavatn	Helga Erlendsdóttir	Guðbrandur Erlendsson	Hnefilsðalur in Jókuldals		Hjalmar 1875

They arrived in Markland in October 1875. A daughter and son were born there, in 1875 and 1877. The family is on the 1881 Nova Scotia census. In July 1881, they deeded their lot to David Higgins and moved to Hallson, North Dakota. Helga Erlendsdóttir is the sister of Guðbrandur. She arrived in Markland in October 1875. A daughter, Jónína, whose father stayed in Iceland, was born at the end of October. Helga and her daughter are not on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 33 Staðartunga (Homestead Point)	Sigurður Jónsson	his wife	Botnastaðir in Húnavatnssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick Sept. 1874

By May 1875, they were in Nova Scotia. They arrived in Markland in August 1875. Two sons were born there, in 1875 and 1878. (Brynjólfur Sigurðsson, born in September 1875, was the first Icelandic child to be born in Nova Scotia.) They are on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. They moved to Hallson in 1881 and later, to Mountain, North Dakota

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 31 Staður (Homestead)	Stefán Brynjólfsson	his wife, daughter and foster daughter	Botnastaðir in Húnavatnssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

In May of 1875, they were in Nova Scotia. They arrived in Markland in October 1875. His wife and daughter died soon after their arrival. (His daughter of measles). Stefán then formed a relationship with his foster daughter Valgerður Kristjansdóttir. He sold his lot in August 1881 and left for North Dakota.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 29 Hléskógar (Leewoods)	Sigurður J. Jóhannesson	his wife and two daughters	Gautsðalur in Húnavatnssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	Queen 1873

A third daughter was born in Washago, Ontario, in July 1874. They arrived in Markland in November 1875. A son was born there, in 1879. By 1881, all except the two oldest daughters appeared on the census for Nova Scotia. In 1881, the family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba.
A water mill was built between this lot and the next.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 30 Bólstaðarhlið (Homeside)	Magnús Brynjólfsson	his wife and three children	Bólstaðarhlið in Húnavatnssýsla		Unknown 1875

They arrived in Markland in October 1875. A son was born in Markland in 1878. They are on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. Likely in 1881, they moved to North Dakota

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 30 Bólstaðarhlið	Ingibjörg Klemensdóttir	her children			Unknown 1875

Ingibjörg Klemensdóttir a sister-in-law to Magnús Brynjólfsson also arrived in Markland in October 1875. Ingibjörg and her children Kristjana Guðmundsdóttir and Jónas Guðmundsson do not appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 30 Bólstaðarhlið	Jósias Magnússon		Bólstaðarhlið in Húnavatnssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

Likely Magnús' son. He arrived in Markland in October 1875, and worked as a miner and appears on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. He apparently ended up in North Dakota.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 27 Vatnsðalur (Lakedale)	Brynjólfur Brynjólfsson	his wife, six children and mother	Skeggstaðir in Húnavatnssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

He was the brother to Magnús, above, and to the wife of Sigurður Jónsson on "Staðartunga", above. Brynjólfur and his wife Þorunn moved to Nova Scotia in May 1875 and arrived in Markland in August 1875. They are on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. Later in 1881, they moved to Manitoba and in 1882 to Mountain, North Dakota. This distinguished family gave early leadership to the St. Patrick passengers and the Markland settlement. One son, Skafti, was the first Icelandic-American senator (1891-93). Another, Björn, was the chairman of the North Dakota Democratic Committee. A third son, Magnús, was the North Dakota State's Attorney from 1898-1910.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 28 Vindhæli (Windhaven)	Guðmundur Guðmundsson (Laxdal)	his wife and three children	Ytra Tungukot in Húnavatnssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

They first settled in Kinmount, Ontario, where a son was born. In May of 1875, they were working in Washago, Ontario. They moved to Nova Scotia later that year, arriving in Markland in August 1875. A son was born in there in 1879. They appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. Likely, they moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1881.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 13 and 17 Vatnshlið (Lakeside)	Bjarni Sölvason	his wife and four children	Mikligarður in Skagafjarðarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

They settled initially in Kinmount, Ontario, where two children died. By May 1875, they were in Nova Scotia and arrived in Markland in October 1875, where a daughter died of measles. A daughter, Ingibjörg, was born in 1878. They appear on the 1881 census of Nova Scotia with two surviving children. They reconveyed lot 13 back to the Crown in May 1882, sold lot 17 to John Smith in May 1882 and moved to Winnipeg. They were among the last four families to leave Nova Scotia .

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 16 Hvammur (Hollow)	Jóhann Bjarnason	his wife and three children	Tumabrekka in Skagafjarðarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

They settled first in Kinmount, Ontario. In May 1875 they were working in Millbrook, Ontario and left for Nova Scotia soon after. They apparently lived in Lockeport until October 1877, when they arrived in Markland. A young son (Árni) does not appear on the 1878 census and likely died in Nova Scotia before their arrival in Markland. Jóhann Bjarnason died in Markland in 1879, shortly after completing a beautiful house. The family returned to Lockeport in September 1880, where son Þórvaldur (Walter) worked as a shoemaker. They are in the 1881 census for Nova Scotia in Lockeport. The family successfully petitioned for a crown grant for lot 16 in September 1881 and then the lot was sold in April 1882. The widow and her son Guðvarður and, perhaps, Þórvaldur left for Winnipeg around this time. In 1885, Guðvarður was in the 90th Winnipeg Rifles during the Northwest Rebellion.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 12 Laufás (Leafridge)	Hannes Jónsson	his wife and three children	Thernumyri in Húnavatnssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

They first settled in Kinmount, Ontario. They were in Nova Scotia by May 1875 and arrived in Markland in October 1875. They are all in the 1881 census except an older daughter. Likely in 1881, they moved to Winnipeg.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 10 Laufskógar (Leafwoods)	Petur Jónsson (Hillman)	his two children and housekeeper	Holl in Skagafjarðarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874
# 10 Laufskógar	Mária Rognvaldsdóttir		Gardakot in Skagafjarðarsýsla		Verona 1876

They settled in Kinmount, Ontario. By March 1875 they were working in Millbrook, Ontario. They moved to Nova Scotia in July 1875, and took land in Markland in November 1875. They spent the winter in Lockeport, where Una was born. In 1876, they began to farm their Markland property, where Jón was born in 1878. Petur's mother-in-law, Mária Rognvaldsdóttir who left Gardakot in Skagafjarðarsýsla joined them in November 1877. Petur left for Winnipeg in 1880, having deeded the Markland property to Olöf. Son Jón, born in Markland, does not appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. Una, born in Lockeport, is renamed Annie and is fostered with Einar Jónsson on "Fljótsbrekka". An older son, Rognvaldur, is renamed Walter and fostered with Petur Hansen on "Hjarðarholt". Olöf petitioned for a Crown Grant in May 1881, then left Nova Scotia for North Dakota in October 1881, a few months after Peter Hillman left Winnipeg for North Dakota. Petur married and took land near Cavalier N.D. while Olöf married and settled near Mountain N.D.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 9 Engihlið (Meadowside)	Jón Jónsson (Hillman)	His brother and father	Holl in Skagafjarðarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874
# 9 Engihlið	Jón Rognvaldsson (Hillman)	His sons	Holl in Skagafjarðarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

They settled initially in Kinmount, Ontario. In November 1874, Jón Jónsson joined four other men to explore settlement opportunities in Nova Scotia, after spending the winter in Halifax. Jón arrived in Markland in October 1875. His father, Jón Rognvaldsson (Hillman), who had arrived from Ontario, joined him. On October 11, 1879, Jón Jónsson married his neighbour Jóhanna Hafsteinsdóttir from "Fljótshlið" (lot 8). They had a daughter in 1880. They appear on the 1881 Nova Scotia census where Jóhanna Hafsteinsdóttir is known as H. Ellen Hillman. In May 1882, Jón Jónsson with his family and father moved to North Dakota. They were among the last four families to leave Markland.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 8 Fljótshlið (Riverside)	Hafsteinn Skulason (Thompson)	his mother, daughter and foster-daughter	Hraun in Skagafjarðarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

They settled in Kinmount, Ontario. It is possible that his mother, Jóhanna Jósefsdóttir, is one of two elderly women to die in Kinmount, as her arrival in Markland is not mentioned and she does not appear on the 1878 Nova Scotia census. In May 1875, Hafsteinn and his foster daughter, Hallfriður Minerva Magnúsdóttir, were in Nova Scotia and his daughter was in Lutterworth Township, Ontario. They all arrived in Markland in October 1875, when Hafsteinn’s wife, Sigriður Þórkels[berg]dóttir, who had just arrived from Savarland, Skagafjarðarsýsla on an unnamed ship, joined them. In 1879, their daughter married Jón Hillman from the neighbouring farm. They are in the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. In May 1882, they moved to North Dakota. Their foster daughter moved to Elfros, Sask. They were among the last four families to leave Markland.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 6 Hliðarhús (Hillside House)	Bjarni Andrésson	his wife and two children	Fljótsbakki in S-Mulasýsla	Markland N.S.	Unknown 1875

They arrived in Markland in Dec. 1875. They appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. In May of 1882, they moved to Winnipeg. The last family to leave Markland.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 5 Fragrahlið(Fairside)	Björn Sigvaldason (Walterson)	his wife and daughter	Austaraland in N-Thingeyjarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

They first settled in Kinmount, Ontario, where their daughter died. In the spring of 1875 they were working in Millbrook. They arrived in Markland in October 1875. A son was born in Markland, in 1877. They appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. In 1881 they moved to Winnipeg and then to Argyle, Manitoba.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 4 Brautarholt	Jóhannes Guðmundsson	his wife and four children	Stapabud in Gullbringusýsla	Kinmount Ontario (?)	Corinthian 1874

Jóhannes Guðmundsson sailed on the Corinthian out of Glasgow, arriving in Quebec on 17 August 1874 with his wife and four children. They arrived in Markland, likely from Ontario, in October 1875. A daughter was born there in 1876 and a son in 1878. A teen-aged daughter died in Markland in 1881. This family does not appear on the 1881 Nova Scotia census and may have left for Winnipeg by then.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 3 Brúarland	Jón Samundsson		Hraunkót in Kleifahreppur	Markland N.S.	Unknown 1875
# 3 Brúarland	Vigdis Emilia Þórkelsdóttir	daughter Þuriður Holmfriður Jónsdóttir	Nes in S-Þingeyjarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario (?)	St. Patrick 1874

He arrived in Markland in October 1875, where his wife Vigdis Emilia Þórkelsdóttir joined him with their daughter Þuriður Holmfriður Jónsdóttir. They had arrived from Nes in S-Þingeyjarsýsla in 1874 aboard the St. Patrick and settled for a time in Ontario. A daughter and son were born in Markland, in 1877 and 1881. The Markland farm was sold to Isaac Prest in August 1881 and they left for Winnipeg.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 2 Fljótsbrekka	Einar Jónsson (Hnappdal)		Svarfholl in Hnappadalssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874
# 2 Fljótsbrekka	Halla Jónsdóttir	three adult children	Laxarbakki in Hnappadalssýsla	Halifax N.S.	Verona 1876

He settled in Kinmount, Ontario. In the spring of 1875 he was on land in Lutterworth Township. Soon after, he left for Nova Scotia and arrived in Markland in October 1875. In 1876, his wife Halla Jónsdóttir and their three adult children, who left Laxarbakki in Hnappadalssýsla for Halifax, aboard the Verona, joined him. They appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia with five-year-old Annie (likely Una Petursdóttir Hillman from "Laufskógar"). In August 1881 the Markland property was sold and the family moved to Winnipeg.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 8 Robbshús	Hans Christian Robb	with his wife, three children and a domestic	Reykjavik	Markland N.S.	Unknown 1878

Robb, a businessman, left Reykjavik in 1878 with his wife, three children and a domestic, Margret Árnadóttir. They arrived in Markland in Sept. 1878, where H. C. Robb built a fine house and yard on or near the land belonging to Guðmundur Laxdal (lot 8), where he opened a store. He soon realized that this was not the proper spot for an elderly merchant and sold his business to Erlendur Höskuldsson, who arrived in 1879. The Robbs moved to Halifax, then to Tangier in Nova Scotia, and finally to New York.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# ? Lundur	Jón Gislason (Borgfjörd)	his wife and son	Reykjavik	Markland N.S.	Cumbrae 1878

Jón Gislason (Borgfjörd), carpenter, left Reykjavik in 1878, aboard-the Cumbrae, with his wife and son. They arrived in Markland in 1878. They are not in the 1881 census for Nova Scotia.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# ? Hlið	Brynjólfur Guðlaugsson	his wife, son and sister	Hoskuldsstaðasel in S. Mulasýsla	Quebec City	Osborne 1878
# ? Hlið	Brynjólfur Guðlaugsson		Quebec City	Markland N.S.	Waldensian 1878

They arrived in Quebec City on 1 August 1878. Later boarded the Waldensian and reached Markland (via Halifax) in August 1878. His wife was the sister to Björn Walterson from "Fragrahlið". Two sons were born in Markland, in 1878 and 1879. Brynjólfur, born in 1878, died. Brynjólfur's sister, Vilborg Gunnlaugsdóttir from Þórgrimsstaðir in S-Mulasýsla, left in 1878 on the Osborne also and is with this family in Markland. This property was next to that of Sigfus Bjarnason, and is said to be located on the "next height west of the school property". In 1881, all the family, except Vilborg, is in the Nova Scotia census. Likely in 1881, this family moved to Winnipeg and later to Argyle, Manitoba.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 18 Árnes	Ólafur Þórsteinsson		Tunga in Þingvallahreppur	Lockeport N.S.	Unknown 1877
# 18 Árnes	Wife of Ólafur	five children, a sister, niece and nephew	Tunga in Þingvallahreppur	Markland N.S.	Cumbrae 1878

Ólafur Þórsteinsson, was a blacksmith. He spent the winter in Lockeport. In 1878, his wife, five children, sister, niece and nephew left from the same place aboard the Cumbrae. They all arrived in Markland in August 1878. It is indicated that his property was east towards the Tangier River, east of the schoolhouse. He was a prosperous man who built a fine house. The family appears on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. In August 1881, Ólafur Þórsteinsson's petition for a Crown Grant was granted and this family moved to Pembina, North Dakota. Their niece, Sigriður Þórsteinsson,(?) married Porter Taylor from a local family and raised a family in Chaswood, Nova Scotia.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 19? Áusturhlið	Halldór Halldórsson (Ármann)	his wife and Sesselja Grímsdóttir	Stori Hals in Þingvallahreppur	Lockeport N.S.	Cumbrae 1878

Einar Einarsson, who left in 1878 from Hvoll in Dyrholahreppur aboard the Cumbrae, also joined this household. They arrived in Markland in August 1878. His property was adjacent to "Árnes" (lot 18). Halldor built an exceptionally fine house. Einar Einarsson and Sesselja Grimsdóttir do not appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. The Halldorsson family moved to Winnipeg and in 1884, to Gardar, North Dakota.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# ? Ljósavatn	Ólafur Ólafsson (Fellsted)		Vestra Midfell in Borgarfjarðarsysla		Unknown 1876

He lived in Lockeport until 1878, when his future wife who left Hvitarvellir in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1878 aboard the Cumbrae with their son joined him. They arrived in Markland in August 1878 and were married on 13 October 1879 at the home of Ólafur Þórsteinsson. They had a daughter in Markland, in 1879. This property was east towards the Tangier River. Ólafur does not appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia, although his wife and children do. Likely in 1881, they moved to Winnipeg.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# ?	Björn Ólafsson (Fellsted)	his wife and two children	Njibar in Borgarfjarðarsýsla		Cumbrae 1878

They arrived in Markland in August 1878. His brother, Ólafur, was on "Ljósavatn". They do not appear on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. They moved to Winnipeg.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# ?	Jóhann Jóhannsson	his wife	Ákureyri in Eyjafjarðarsýsla		Osborne 1878
# ?	Jón Gunnarsson	his wife	Kjarni in Eyjafjarðarsýsla		Osborne 1878

Jóhann's wife was Valgerður Guðmundsdóttir (or Fridriksdóttir, according to the Markland survey). Also with this household was Jón Gunnarsson, who left in 1878 from Kjarni in Eyjafjarðarsýsla aboard the Osborne with his wife Palina Jónsdóttir. These couples are in Markland in August 1878, but they are not on the 1881 census for Nova Scotia. Both moved to Winnipeg.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 11? Baldurshagi	Guðmundur Kjartansson	his wife and child	Keta in Skagafjarðarsýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

Guðmundur and his wife first settled in Kinmount, Ontario, where their child died. In the spring of 1875, they were employed near Lindsay, Ontario. The family moved to Lockeport in Nova Scotia in 1876. In 1878, they arrived in Markland. This property was adjacent to that of Petur Hillman (lot 10). They do not appear on the 1881 Nova Scotia census. Around 1881, they moved to Milwaukee.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# ? Hjarðarholt	Petur Hansen	his wife	Thvera i Hallardal in Húnavatnssýsla	Lockeport N.S.	Verona 1876

They settled first in Lockeport. In 1878 they moved to Markland, near "Baldurshagi". They are in the 1881 Nova Scotia census where the wife, Guðlaug Jónsdóttir, was known as Laura Hansen and they were caring for young Rognvaldur Petursson, named Walter Hillman, and the elderly Mária Rognvaldsdóttir, known as Catherine Mary, from "Laufskógar". Likely in 1881, they moved to Winnipeg, and then Hallson, North Dakota.

Lot and name	Settler	With	From	To	Ship / date
# 14? Árbakki	Jón Ivarsson		Thvera i Hallardal in Húnavatnssýsla	Kinmount Ontario	St. Patrick 1874

Jón is the father-in-law of Petur Hansen, above. He settled initially in Kinmount, Ontario. In the spring of 1875 he was employed in Millbrook, Ontario. He went to Lockeport, Nova Scotia, that year and in 1878 arrived in Markland. Also in Lockeport for a time was his daughter Jónína, who cannot be identified precisely from outgoing ship lists. In 1879, Jón Ivarsson took as his common-law-wife Helga Magnúsdóttir, who arrived in 1879 from Ormarsstaður in N-Mulasýsla. He took property on the shores of the Tangier River, immediately east of Johann Bjarnason (lot 16). They appear on the 1881 Nova Scotia census, where Jón Ivarsson is known as John Irving and Helga Magnúsdóttir is known as Helga Jónsson. Likely in 1881, they moved to Winnipeg.

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