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Online Resources

1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at Findmypast - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Iceland

Historical Background

Icelandic Emigration began later than other Scandinavian countries partly due to the isolated nature of the Island. Icelandic Emigration can be hard to trace as Iceland was a part of Denmark and counted among their citizens.

By the 19th century, some Icelanders were emigrating to the United States and tended to settle around the Great Lakes. At first attaching themselves to other Scandinavian settlements but eventually establishing their own communities mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The Emigration from Iceland to N-America page gives a list of settlements in North America as follows:

Utah: In and around the Salt Lake Valley. Spanish Fork had a sizable settlement.
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ontario
Manitoba
Nova Scotia

Emigration Records (Útflytjendur)

Emigration records provide information about date of emigration, enable descendants to determine the village or farm where their ancestors originated. These include special lists of emigrants (Sérstakir Listar um Útflytjendur til Amerika) drawn up at each of the county offices (sýslumaður) from 1876 to 1893, entries and notations in church books, and copies of passenger contracts between emigrants and shipping agents.

All of the names in these sources have been published in Júníus H. Kristinsson, Vesturfaraskrá 1870-1914. A Record of Emigrants from Iceland to America 1870-1914, Reykjavík : Sagnfrædistofnun Háskóla Íslands, 1983, FamilySearch Library book 949.12 W2j. The original source records have not been filmed.

Websites

Passenger Lists

Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920 at FamilySearch — index
Emigration from the LDS Scandinavian Mission, 1854-1868. Alphabetic list.
The Emigration from Iceland to North America Resources and name lists. Incomplete.
Icelandic Immigrants to Canada. 1888 passenger list.

Online Resources

Scandinavia: The Icelanders
The Emigration from Iceland to North America
Icelandic immigration to Utah
The Ships List
Iceland to Saskatchewan. Information regarding Western Icelanders in Saskatchewan, Canada, maps and homestead documents.

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+=== Online Resources ===
+*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=iceland Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Iceland
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+== Historical Background ==
+Icelandic Emigration began later than other Scandinavian countries partly due to the isolated nature of the Island. Icelandic Emigration can be hard to trace as Iceland was a part of Denmark and counted among their citizens.
+By the 19th century, some Icelanders were emigrating to the United States and tended to settle around the Great Lakes. At first attaching themselves to other Scandinavian settlements but eventually establishing their own communities mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin.<br>
+[http://www.halfdan.is/news/ The Emigration from Iceland to N-America] page gives a list of settlements in North America as follows:
+*'''Utah''': In and around the Salt Lake Valley.  Spanish Fork had a sizable settlement.
+*'''Minnesota'''
+*'''North Dakota'''
+*'''Ontario'''
+*'''Manitoba'''
+*'''Nova Scotia'''
+== Emigration Records (''Útflytjendur'') ==
+Emigration records provide information about date of emigration, enable descendants to determine the village or farm where their ancestors originated. These include special lists of emigrants (''Sérstakir Listar um Útflytjendur til Amerika'') drawn up at each of the county offices (''sýslumaður'') from 1876 to 1893, entries and notations in church books, and copies of passenger contracts between emigrants and shipping agents.
+All of the names in these sources have been published in Júníus H. Kristinsson, ''Vesturfaraskrá 1870-1914. A Record of Emigrants from Iceland to America 1870-1914'', Reykjavík : Sagnfrædistofnun Háskóla Íslands, 1983, {{FSC|87385|item|disp=FamilySearch Library book 949.12 W2j}}. The original source records have not been filmed.
+== Websites ==
+'''Passenger Lists'''<br>
+*{{RecordSearch|3288472|Scandinavia, Mission Emigration Records, 1852-1920}} at FamilySearch — index
+*[http://user.xmission.com/~nelsonb/scan_roster.htm Emigration from the LDS Scandinavian Mission, 1854-1868]. Alphabetic list.
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160827070520/http://www.halfdan.is:80/vestur/nofn.htm The Emigration from Iceland to North America] Resources and name lists. Incomplete.
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160427054415/https://personal.uwaterloo.ca/marj/genealogy/reports/report1887ice.html Icelandic Immigrants to Canada]. 1888 passenger list.
+'''Online Resources'''<br>
+*[http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/scandinavian6.html Scandinavia: The Icelanders]
+*[http://www.halfdan.is/news/ The Emigration from Iceland to North America]
+*[https://rsc.byu.edu/fire-ice/immigration-utah-early-settlement-spanish-fork Icelandic immigration to Utah]
+*[http://www.theshipslist.com/ The Ships List]
+*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cansk/Iceland/ Iceland to Saskatchewan]. Information regarding Western Icelanders in Saskatchewan, Canada, maps and homestead documents.
-[http://www.halfdan.is/vestur/xsearch.htm The Emigration from Iceland to N-America]
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