| Vesturfarinn - |
Ships: Björg, Queen (Ak.)
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RESIDENCE | PORT |
| Jón Jónsson | farmer | 29 | Ásbrandsstaðir | Vopn. |
| - Guðrún Þorsteinsd. | his wife* | 26 | ||
| - Björg Jóhanna Jónsd. | their daughter | 1 | ||
| Vilborg Jónsdóttir | female worker | 31 | Áslaugarstaðir | Vopn. |
| Guðný Jósefsdóttir | female worker | 28 | Bustarfell | |
| Benjamín Þórðarson | 22 | Fremri Nýpur | Vopn. | |
| Árni Sigvaldason | male worker | 25 | Hof | Vopn. |
| Daníel Sigurðsson | male worker | 23 | Hof | Vopn. |
| Jósef Jónsson | 27 | Hof | Vopn | |
| Bjarni Bjarnason | male worker | 32 | Kálfell | Ak. |
| - Gróa Jónsdóttir | his wife | 28 | ||
| Árni Sigfússon | shoemaker | 34 | Ljótsstaðir | Vopn. |
| - Guðrún Magnúsdóttir | his wife | 43 | ||
| - Magnús Árnason | their child | 8 | ||
| - Valgerður Árnadóttir | their child | 5 | ||
| - Margrét Eggertsdóttir | wife's daughter | 16 | ||
| - Kristinn Kristinsson | 22 | |||
| Hermann Stefánsson | male worker | 27 | Teigur | |
| Lúðvík Guðmundsson | farmer's son | 24 | Torfastaðir | Vopn. |
| Katrín Bjarnadóttir | 27 | Vopn. Kauptúnið | Vopn. | |
Ship: Harriet
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RESIDENCE | PORT |
| Einar Árnason | 29 | Hof | Vopn. | |
| Jón Jónsson | 25 | Hof | Vopn. | |
| Jón Jósefsson | 21 | Hof | Vopn. |
Ship: Hjálmar
| NAME | STATUS | AGE | RESIDENCE | PORT |
| Jón Jónsson | farmer | 30 | Brúnahvammur | |
| - Mekkín Torfadóttir | his wife | 31 | ||
| Guðjón Jónsson | 22 | Bustarfell | Vopn. |
*"kona hans", literally translated, is "woman his". To be certain whether the couple was actually married, one needs to check church records.
This information is from Vesturfaraskrá 1870-1914 / A Records of Emigrants from Iceland to America 1870-1914 by Júníus H. Kristinsson, published by Sagnfræðistofnun Háskóla Íslands / Institute of History, University of Iceland. Reykjavík, 1983. The Vesturfaraskrá has been a most valuable tool for professional and amateur researchers, although it is not without errors and omissions.
For more information about the years from 1870-1914, please contact us at: Vesturfarinn
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