Nyland

Lappträsk

Parish Records

Because parish Communion records are listed by village and farm name and because farm names often were used as a part of a person’s name, it is interesting to note the following farms. HisKi project findings were used as a starting point to identify parish villages.  Then Parish Communion Records of 1880- 1889 were used to confirm villages and identify farm names. 8, 9 & 10

Sometimes parishes are named after one of its larger villages.  The village of Lappträsk appears in the early 1812-1822 Lappträsk parish records. But, the village of Lappträsk is not listed in the later parish records of 1880-1889.

Farm names listed in Lappträsk in 1812-1822 are listed in the 1880-1889 records under the village of Ingermansby.  Ingermansby was not a village in 1812-1822.  I conclude that  Lappträsk village was renamed to Ingermansby by 1880..

This map of Lappträsk Parish from 1938 displays on the HisKi project website, made available by the Genealogical Society of Finland. 8

Parish History

  • In the 1300s, Lappträsk belonged to the Pernå parish
  • In 1575 Lappträsk became an independent parish through an order from Sweden’s King Johan III

Villages & Farms

    1. Jossas

    1. Markusas

    1. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1880 – 1889

    1. Ollas

    1. Ersas

    1. Antas

    1. Enwalds

    1. Brusas

  1. Nybondas

  2. Storgårds

  3. Nilsas

  4. Rosas

  1. Mickos

  2. Mattas

  3. Joufs

  4. Fiersmans

  5. Nissas (also #13)

  6. Klinckas

  7. Lillkolfus

  8. Storkolfus

  9. Bosa

  10. Husmans

  11. Ollas

  12. Jeppas

  13. Nissas

  14. Knuts

  15. Skäggas

  1. Ollas

  2. Jerfvas

  3. Kebbas

  4. Sjökulla

  1. Mattas

  2. Brofogdas

  3. Kryklings

  4. Sibbes

  5. Georgas

  6. Tallbacka

  7. Marieberg

  1. Sihvola

  2. Pietala

  3. Harrila

  4. Knuuttila

  5. Keisari

  6. Mattila

  7. Hemmilä

  8. Takala

  9. Kauppila

  10. Pekkola

  11. Ollila

  12. Rantala

  13. Ryynälä

  14. Sågars

  15. Eskola

  16. Knaapila

  17. Böhle

  18. Jussila

  19. Kukkila

  20. Suurila

  21. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1880 – 1889

  22. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1880 – 1889

  23. Tuomala

  1. Sickos

  2. Jordas

  3. Svennas

  4. Petas

  5. Rockas

  6. Smeds

  7. Ranis

  1. Hannusas

  2. Gammals

  3. Jordas

  4. Simosas

  5. Lassas

  6. Antas

  7. Sillvastas

  8. Mickos

  9. Lillsmeds

  10. Knuts

  11. Backas

  12. Markusas

  13. Nybondas

  1. Sjögårds

  2. Petas

  3. Frittas

  4. Skommars

  5.  Ollas

  6.  Skommars

  7. Nygårds

  1. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1880 – 1889

  2. Lillslots

  3. Storslots

  4. Jossas

  5. Antas

  6. Gammelgård

  7. Takajärvi

  8. Nygårds

  9. Backas

  10. Klemis

  11. Jontas

  12. Slätis

  13. Lomnäs

  14. Kattas

  15. Bottas

  16. Nybondas

  1. Pakala

  2. Wappula

  3. Äijälä

  4. Pessala

  5. Seppälä

  6. Krosi

  7. Marttila

  8. Raskala

  9. Seikkala

  10. Tikkala

  11. Hämäläis

  12. Kauppi

  13. Sihvola

  14. Myyrä

  15. Kuha

  16. Hannuheikilä

  17. Kekki

  18. Walkeapää

  19. Wilo

  20. Sistola

  21. Tyyskä

  22. Kukku

  23. Tynnö

  24. Yrjölä

  25. Thurila

  26. Tuomala

  27. Knuuttila

  28. Eskola

  29. Wähämartti

  30. Simola

  31. Korppi

  32. Gården

  1. Jakobas

  2. Petas

  3. Påvals

  4. Staffas

  5. Helgas

  6. Kristineberg

Parish Church

  • The St. Lars chapel was built in the early 1400s, so that Lappträsk residents would not need to go all the way to Pyttis or Pernå to attend church
  • The chapel was demolished in 1663
  • At the chapel site, a new church was built.  It was completed at the  end of 1663
  • A second church was planned to be built next to the first one
  • The second church was completed in the early 1700s
  • The church built in 1663 was called the Church of Sweden; the second church built in the early 1700s was called the Church of Finland
  • Both churches burned down after a lightning strike on June 29, 1742
  • Swedish-speakers rebuilt the Church of Sweden and Finnish-speakers, the Church of Finland
  • Church of Sweden began rebuilding the summer of 1743 led by builder Jacob Bäckman
    • First sermon in Church of Sweden was on July 3, 1744; consecrated 1746
    • Each Swedish-speaking home contributed 55-man days, 14 logs and a large amount of other material
    • Church accommodated 450 people
  • Church of Finland (the smaller church) began rebuilding April of 1744 under direction of Eerikki Kikkala of Porlom
    • Located next to the Church of Sweden
    • Church accommodated 150 people 2,3,4 & 5

Attribution: Stahjo /CC BY-SA
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) 6

Folk dress

Each parish has a unique folk dress.  Parish folk dress can be recognized by its style, colors, and patterns.

Lappträsk folk dress photo used with permission of the Brage costume agency. 7

Resources:

  1. Lappträsk, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapinj%C3%A4rvi_(municipality)
  2. Lappträsk Church, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapptr%C3%A4sk_kyrka
  3. Lappträsk Church, https://www.agricolaforsamling.fi/kyrkor-och-lokaler/kyrkor/lapptrask-kyrka
  4. Lappträsk Church, https://www.lapinjarvi.fi/sv/kultur-och-fritid/turism-och-fritid/kulturstigen-2/11-kyrkorna-i-lapptrask/
  5. Lappträsk Church, http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/churches/l/celal/church_celal.html
  6. Lappträsk Church Image, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lapptr%C3%A4sk_Kyrkorna_2008.JPG
  7. Lappträsk Folk Dress image, Brage costume agency, https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-109
  8. Lappträsk Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aba128?en+0281
  9. Lappträsk Parish Communion Records, 1812 -1822, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_sve.htm
  10. Lappträsk Parish Communion Records, 1880 – 1889, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=25895

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