Nyland
Tenala
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 1883–1892 were used to confirm villages and identify farm names. 8, 9
Over 80 villages were identified. Several villages do not have farm names identified.
This map of Tenala Parish from 1938 displays on the HisKi project website, made available by the Genealogical Society of Finland. 8
Parish History
- Parish was in existence since 1329 1
- At that time, the Tenala parish covered the entire Hangö cape 2
Villages & Farms
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Ylhä
- Alha eller Lillgård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Timmerman
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Östergård
- Westergård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- See Norr Degergård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Ehrs eller Östergård
- Snickars eller Pellas
- Backa
- Skräddars
- Westergård
- Bertills
- Mellangård
- Post
- Yttergård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Backa
- Östergård
- Kärrans
- Westergård
- Käldans
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Westergård
- Mellangård
- Östergård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Yttergård
- Östergård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Tappels
- Westergård
- Östergård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Djupal
- Sexamböle
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Öfvergård
- Mellangård
- Nedergård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Krokars
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Westergård
- Uppgård
- Nybons eller Östergård
- Träsk
- Nytorp
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Sågars
- Bergens/Bergans
- Grabbers
- Listed last under Lappvik
- Westergård
- Östergård
- Backa
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Storgård
- Lillgård
- Skomak
- Gästgifvare
- Qvarnbacka
- Nybacka
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Asplund
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Smeds eller Öfvergård
- Öfvergård
- Nedegård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Westergård
- Östergård
- Mellangård
- Westergård
- Östergård
- Norrgård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Nybacka
- Storgård
- Lillgård
- Mjölnaren
- Sågen
- Sågställaren
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Westergård
- Östergård
- Mellangård
- Norrgård
- Östergård
- Westergård
- Söderkulla
- Storgård
- Lillgård
- Bovik
- Fogden
- Skeppar
- Skomvik
- Stensund
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
- Lillgård
- Storgård
- Östergård
- Westergård
- Storgård
- Lillgård
- Farm names not given in parish records of 1883–1892
Parish Church
- Church probably existed in its present location as early as the 11th century (based on dates on the church’s small bell)
- Stone Church completed in the 15th century, with oldest parts from the end of the 13th century
- Unknown date when belfry was constructed; renovated in 1762 2, 3, 4
Attribution: Ohikulkija / CCBY-SA
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) 5
Attribution: Ohikulkija / CC BY-SA
(https://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.
Tenala folk dress photo used with permissionof the Brage costume agency. 7
Resources:
- Tenala, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenala
- Tenala & Tenala Church, https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenala
- Tenala Church: http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/churches/t/cwtet/church_cwtet.html
- Tenala Churh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medieval_stone_churches_in_Finland
- Tenala Church image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tenala_Church.JPG
- Tenala Church Bellfry image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tenala_bell_tower.JPG
- Tenala Folk Dress image, Brage costume agency, https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-36
- Tenala Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aba128?en+0548
- Tenala Parish Communion Records of 1883 – 1892 https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=21367
