Nyland
Degerby
Parish Records
HisKi project findings were used as a starting point to identify parish villages. Then Parish Communion Records of 1882–1891 were used to confirm village and identify farm names. 7 During 1882 – 1891 Degerby was a parish chapel, still under the authority of the Ingä parish, however villages within the area that became Degerby are listed in their own parish records starting in 1866.
Because countryside parish Communion records are listed by village and farm names and because farm names often were used as a part of a person’s name, it is interesting to note the following farms.
‘Hantverkare‘ and ‘Inhyses‘ are terms you may see when looking at parish records.
- Hantverkare translates to craftman or artisan
- Inhyses translates to lodger or tenant
This map of Degerby Parish from 1938 displays on the HisKi project website, made available by the Genealogical Society of Finland.
Villages & Farms
- Bondas
- Hvits
- Langis
- Puris
- Sigurds
- Rotfattig
- Bakars
- Frosts
- Grops/Gryps
- Kålars
- Smeds
- Höks
- Ollas
- Pellas
- Nedergård
- Tp
- Öfvergård
- Göths
- Jebbas
- Neppas
- Nybondas
- Fiskaren
- Farm names not listed in the parish records of 1882–1891
- Storgård
- Winkes
- Porsö
- Brasis
- Grefvas
- Masis
- Pejas
- Bäddes
- Tysks
- Kulfö
- Prestkula
- Botans
- Enis
- Ers
- Klodds
- Kox
- Mucis
- Hinders
- Kårs
- Nygrannas
- Skräddas
- Smeds
- Lorfvis
- Spofs
- Porsö
- Göths
- Skytts
- Guts
- Pråls
- Botans
- Jefvus
- Klefbacka
- Mars
- Nygrannas
- Skalls
- Hästholm
- Bocks
- Bässjars
- Skattbondas
- Sådö
- Strand
- Pigor
- Ståfvö
- Knaggs
- Nybondas
- Påls
- Tallbuskas
- Rönna
- Skrabbs
- Träskö
- Groths
- Jonna
- Labba
- Mangs
- Skinnars
- Staffans
- Tyris
- Hamnholm
- Enkan
- Bredglo
- Östergrannas
- Mellangrannas
- Westerudd
- Westergranns
- Blonds
- Lillungs
- Ota
- Storas
Parish History
- In 1746, the people of the eastern part of the Ingå parish asked permission of the Bishop of Åbo to build a chapel of their own.
- In 1748 the wooden chapel of Degerby was built. Degerby remained under the Ingå parish authority
- From 1748 to 1844 the congregation in Degerby was not allowed to arrange communions, confirmations, nor funerals
- In 1844 they got the right to perform communion
- In 1864 the congregation was approved to be a chaplain or chapel parish, still under the Ingå parish authority
- In 1923, Degerby became an independent parish 1 & 2
Folk dress
Each parish has a unique folk dress. Parish folk dress can be recognized by its style, colors, and patterns.
Degerby folk dress photo used with permission of the Brage costume agency. 6
Parish Church
- In 1748 a wooden chapel was built in Degerby
- A new stone church was built 1931 – 1932 at the same site as the chapel
- Designed by Bertel Liljequist
- Built under the leadership of Arvid Wigge, the first and only ordained vicar in the Degerby parish
- In 1944, it was one of the two churches that ended up on the Soviet military base of Parkkala
- During the lease period it was used as a saloon and a cinema (lease period was after WWII to 1956)
- When the lease period was up, the cost to restore it was over 10 million Finnish mark
- Re-dedicated in 1958 3 & 4
Attribution: Bengt Oberger / CC BY-SA
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) 5
Resources:
- Degerby, https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degerby
- Degerby Church, https://www.degerby.fi/en/history/the-church
- Degerby Church, https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degerby_kyrka
- Degerby Church image, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Degerby_kyrka_01.JPG
- Degerby Folk Dress image, Brage costume agency, https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-18
- Degerby Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/ab37e3?en+0025
- Degerby Parish Communion Records, 1882 – 1891, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=23851
