Åboland

Nagu

Land & Livelihood

Nagu has two main islands (Lillandet and Storlandet) and 1,500 – 3,00 smaller islands and skerries. 1

This map of the Nagu parish in 1938 displays on the HisKi project website, made available by the Genealogical Society of Finland. 4

Parish records

Because 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. HisKi project findings were used as a starting point to identify parish villages.  Then Parish Communion Records of 1874 – 1883 were used to confirm village and identify farm names. 4, 5 & 6 

Villages & Farms

  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

Farm names not listed in the parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Mellangård
  • Norrgård
  • Södergård
  • Vestergård

  • Mellangård
  • Norrgård
  • Söderby
  • Södergård

  • Norrgård
  • Södergård

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Utbyskatt

  • Utbyskatt

  • Södergård
  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Enstaka
  • Haga

Ekholm

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Grannas
  • Hvits
  • Klockars
  • Kärrais
  • Oppby
  • Södergård

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Storgård
  • Södergård
  • Uttis

  • Utbyskatt

  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Norrgård
  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Björs
  • Rockas
  • Vesterby
  • Östergård

  • Norrbacka
  • Norrby
  • Söderby
  • Österby

  • Eldbacka
  • Gammelgård
  • Hannas
  • Honknäs
  • Nygård
  • Pietilä
  • Taatila
  • Uotila
  • Valtors
  • Gröndal
  • Kamskal
  • Laalax
  • Meisk
  • Paital
  • Peers
  • Redamo
  • Rockelholm
  • Sandlax
  • Wansor

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Gaudis
  • Maars
  • Nedergård
  • Östergård
  • Storgård
  • Storgård Norr

  • Vertergård
  • Östergård

  • Norrgård
  • Södergård
  • Vertergård
  • Östergård

  • Pettersberg Frelse Säteri
  • Pettersberg
  • Stafverikärr

  • Björfall

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Elis
  • Hinders
  • Holling
  • Joffs Gammelstu
  • Gammelstu
  • Nystu

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Norrgård
  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Grannas
  • Mannila
  • Norrbacka
  • Skinnars
  • Sutars

  • Norrgård
  • Södergård

  • Backgrannas
  • Grannas
  • Kallvik
  • Norrgrannas
  • Sjögrannas
  • Södergrannas
  • Vestergranna

  • Gammelbondas
  • Nybondas

  • Maars
  • Mellangård
  • Norrby
  • Österby

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Brinkas

  • Norrby
  • Söderby

  • Granna Vesterstu
  • Grannas Österstu
  • Norrgård Gammelstu
  • Norrgård Nystu
  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Grefvas
  • Jaggas
  • Skarpas
  • Storgård

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Lillgård
  • Storgård

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Norrgard
  • Södergård

  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Nedergård
  • Öfvergård

Sjählö

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Blanda
  • Blankas
  • Bryggas

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Vestergård
  • Östergård

  • Dosas
  • Storgård

  • Norrgård
  • Södergård

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Hästperä
  • Bisosböle
  • Vandsock
  • Åkerbacka
  • Holmäng

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

  • Herrgård
  • Norrgård
  • Smedas

  • Enstaka
  • Ramsdal
  • Träsk

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1874 – 1883

Nagu Church

Parish Church

Attribution: Ekhoc, CC BY-SA 2.0
<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons  2

  • Medieval stone church from the middle of the 15th century
  • Located in the village of Kyrkbacken (Church Hill) 1

Two additional parish churches: 1

Nötö Church

  • The Abraham chapel
  • Inaugurated on July 2, 1957

Själö Church

  • Built in 1733
  • Had a separate area for the lepars to sit

Folk Dress

Each parish has a unique folk dress.  Parish folk dress can be recognized by its style, colors, and patterns.
Nagu folk dress photo used with permission of the Brage costume agency. 3

Resources:

  1. Nagu, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagu
  2. Nagu Church Image, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nauvo_church.jpg
  3. Nagu Folk Dress Images, Woman’s – https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-46, Men’s – https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-115
  4. Nagu Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi Project http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aal8tv?en+0353
  5. Nagu Parish Communion Records of 1874 – 1883, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm
  6. Nagu Parish Communion Records of 1874 – 1883, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=19117