Åboland
Björneborg
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 1872 – 1879 were used to confirm villages and identify farm names. 5, 6 & 7
This map of Björneborg Parish from 1938 displays on the HisKi project 5.
Villages & Farms
- Pitkaranta
- Timens
- Rantala
- Arvela
- Erkkilä
- Hannula
- Laurila
- Siltala
- Paavola
- Sippola
- Kuuri
- Noukka
- Näsi
- Kleemola
- Lantmeetari
- Mäkitalo
- Mattila
- Pihl
- Mäkelä
- Riutta
- Vähä-riutta
- Savo
- Haraholm
- Isohuta
- Katiskalahti
- Långsand
- Söderstand
- Halin
- Draksvik
- Etvik
- Isoviiki
- Kivistö
- Myllyvik
- Norrbacka
- Koivumäki
- Norrby
- Paradis
- Rajala
- Westervik
- Wäkevä-nokka
- Vanha
- Nygård
- Yli-kartano
- Linnaharja
- Kaprali
- Pekka
- Langi
- Inh
- Friisi
- Juhola
- Tulonen
- Tommila
- Hokkonen
- Noukka
- Nuikkinen
- Päkärä
- Mattila
- Mäkilä
- Kesti
- Tormilainen
- Sippola
- Jaakola
- Tervaselkä
- Pietilä
- Simula
- Mattila
- Pappila
- Savo
- Östergård
- Alinentalo
- Pihl
- Marjamäki
- Seppä
- Norrvik
- Träsk
- Touri
- Kesti
- Silanpää
- Rantala/Rintala
- Mikkola
- Nissila
- Uusi
- Jussila
- Hakkiluoto
- Kankaanpää
- Anttila
- Bondskär
- Dahl
- Heikkilä
- Huhtala
- Iso-Kulmala
- Järvi
- Kankaanpää
- Luuhamina
- Lähteenkorva
- Långåra
- Mettälä
- Nygård
- Riitasarka
- Santala
- Skärsdal
- Skärsudd
- Småskär
- Trollåra
- Tärnåra
- Westergård
- Östergård
Parish Church
- Considered to be a gothic revival-style church
- Built between 1859 – 1863
- The unique church tower was made of cast iron and is 72 meters tall, designed by Georg Chiewitz
- Casting of the top of the tower and the window frames was done by the Pori machine shop; cast iron produced in England 1
Attribution: Matti Remes, CC BY2.5
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons 2
Of Interest
The Swedish name of Björneborg means Bear fortress or Bear castle. 8
Folk Dress
Each parish has a unique folk dress. Parish folk dress can be recognized by its style, colors and patterns.
Resources
- Björneborg Church, https://www.kirkkoporissa.fi/kirkot-ja-tilat/kirkot/keski-porin-kirkko
- Björneborg Church image, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keski-Porin-kirkko.jpg
- Björneborg Folk Dress image, Brage costume agency,
- Björneborg Församling, https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Björneborgs_församling
- Björneborg Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aal8tv?en+0410
- Björneborg Parish Communion Records of 1872 – 1879 Finnish Family History Association, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm How to locate records: Search on side menu for Church records Locate Pori – Björneborg Select Masseurakunnan rippikirjit to see the rural church records, which is Björneborg
- Björneborg Parish Communion Records of 1872 – 1879 https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=11360
- Pori, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pori
