Iceland Compiled Genealogies

Iceland

Special Genealogical Collections (Ættatølurbækur)
Research use: These records give linkage and genealogical information.

Record type: Collections of genealogical information. These include collections compiled by Jon Espolin, Steingrimur Jonsson, Olafur Snoksdalin, and Einar Jonsson; as well as pedigrees and genealogies of Skagafjarðar County.

Time period: 874 to the 1930s.

Contents: Names of persons, their dates and places of birth and death, parentage, names of spouse and children, residence, occupations; general biographical information; pedigrees listing several generations of ancestry with dates of birth, marriage, and death.

Location: National Archives.

Percentage in Family History Library: 100% of the material at the National Archives has been acquired.

Population coverage: 40 to 50%.

Reliability: Fair to very good.

Accessibility: Most records are accessible on microfilm through the Family History Library. Records are also accessible to researchers at the National Archives and National Library.