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Pernå

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 1878-1881 were used to confirm villages and identify farm names. 7, 9 & 10

When looking at parish records, you may see these words:

  • Hantverkare translates to craftsman or artisan
  • Inhyses translates to lodger or tenant

Parish History

  • In 1351 Swedish King Magnus Eriksson handed over the patronage (responsibility) of the Porvoo parish along with the chapels of Sibo and Pernå to the monks in Padi’s monastery in Estonia
  • In 1428 the bishop and the cathedral parish of Åbo (Finnish- Turku) redeemed ownership of the parish and chapels for themselves
  • It is not known when Pernå became an independent parish
  • Lapinjarvi, Liljendal and Lovissa were originally a part of Pernå 8

For further research:

  • Patronage – click here.
  • Padi’s monastery – click here.

Of Interest

“Mikael Agricola (1510 – 1557), founder of written Finnish was born in Perna in the early 16th century.  He is considered to be the ‘Reformator of Finland’; integral in the movement from Catholicism to Lutheranism.”

Villages & Farms  

  1. Fogdas
  2. Storkrapis
  3. Ev
  4. Smeds
  5. Lillkrogis
  6. Petar
  7. Pesor

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1878-1881

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1878-1881

  1. Rosa

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1878-1881

  1. Fanfar/Fanjar

  • Farm names not listed in parish records of 1878-1881

  1. Maaras
  2. Sprintas
  3. Backas

  1. Weckas

  1. Pefurs
  2. Jofs
  3. Lillby
  4. Jöns
  5. Knapas
  6. Lillmars

  1. Lorentsfors
  2. Wäsvars
  3. Wikar

See also Westerforsby & Österforsby

  1. Jönsas
  2. Tyskas
  3. Fredricksberg
  4. Nybondas
  5. Pellas
  6. Köpas
  7. Båtmans
  8. Slåssas

  1. Segerby
  2. Hagaböle
  3. Backas
  4. Ollar
  5. Nykulla

  1. Er
  2. Ollar
  3. Lasfar
  4. Lykar
  5. Påfvals
  6. Klemis
  7. Gubbas
  8. Grafar

  • Bullers
  • Skrifvars

  1. Skrifvar
  2. Ollas
  3. Krogars
  4. Mattas
  5. Ers
  6. Lassas
  7. Antas
  8. Mickos
  9. Nybondas
  10. Baijar

  1. Peppars

  1. Murmäfkars
  2. Grefvars

  1. Thomafar
  2. Krogars
  3. Yrjas
  4. Bengts
  5. Nybondas
  6. Petuls

  • Smeds
  • Röfvars
  • Hermans
  • Heickas eller Lurents
  • Bengts
  • Skrifvars
  • Sipus

  1. Ollar
  2. Kuggantar
  3. see also Westerforsby & Österforsby
  4. Mattas
  5. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1878-1881
  6. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1878-1881

  1. Skomars

  1. Laborsar
  2. Teiras
  3. Jusvar
  4.  Strandas

  1. Hermans
  2. Mickas
  3. Lasfar
  4. Baggar
  5. Brante
  6. Antac

  1. Rönnås

  1. Nemligen

  1. Isnäs

  1. Jonäs

  1. Jakobsvik
  2. Hurvilla

  1. Holms
  2. Ersas

  1. Kuggom

  1. Pesurs
  2. Röår
  3. Bisas
  4. Storsmed
  5. Jeppas
  6. Broas
  7. Mickola
  8. Malmgård
  9. Rotas
  10. Lillsmeds
  11. Tyskas
  12. Keupas eller Köpas
  13. Weckas
  14. Döfvas
  15. Kättas
  16. Klesvar
  17. Maars
  18. Skrallas
  19. Joss

  1. Baijar
  2. Svarfvars

  1. Bengtas
  2. Larsas
  3. Fors

  1. Skeppars
  2. Ers
  3. Hartiks

  1. Sundholm

  1. Skattor
  2. Finnas

  1. Mehela

Farm names not listed in parish records of 1878-1881

  1. Mallar
  2. Markufar
  3. Strandar
  4. Akers
  5. Micheln

  1. Näsegård

  • Village and farm names not listed in parish records of 1878-1881

  1. Baggar
  2. Jordas
  3. Tovdar
  4. Mickor
  5. Nybondas
  6. Finnas

  1. Thomasas
  2. Hrvidr
  3. Makor
  4. Skorbåck

  1. Envadr eller Eivallr
  2. Rofar
  3. Petar
  4. Ollar
  5. Jordas
  6. Jeppas

  1. Backas
  2. Simos
  3. Ösar
  4. Klemis eller Klemets
  5. Bergr eller Bärs

  1. Rosendal

  1. Baijars
  2. Jorvas
  3. Bargas
  4. Hufas eller Hofs
  5. Mikor
  6. Trumpetars

  1. Storfåås
  2. Lillsönö
  3. Strömmen
  4. Jeppas
  5. Tvennas
  6. Skoas

  1. Lassas

  1. Karsus
  2. Atus eller Nybondas
  3. Kålldars
  4. Mattas
  5. Nävus
  6. Apmur
  7. Bergar
  8. Hagar
  9. Sparkälvar
  10. Backas
  11. Sarsflax gård
  12. Pellas
  13. Ollar
  14. Klemisr
  15. Finnareller
  16. Sontar
  17. Sikus
  18. Ers
  19. Jeppas
  20. Storbasas
  21. Konungs
  22. Envalls

  1. Kuggas
  2. Skeppars
  3. Ollas eller Olljörns
  4. Ollbengts
  5. Sarfalö gård

  1. Sjögård

  1. Lobbas and Nisfas
  2. Smeds
  3. Björns
  4. Skoddas
  5. Jofs

  1. Ströms
  2. Skeppars

  1. Sundarö

  1. Daniels

  1. Pinkas
  2. Meikas
  3. Finpor
  4. Lassas
  5. Blåsar
  6. Helpetar
  7. Ollas
  8. Graggas
  9. Knutts

  • Tervik gård
  • Dorpfas
  • Sivars
  • Jeppars

  1. Lilltetom
  2. Stortetom
  3. Backom
  4. Slotts eller Slossbacka

  1. Sigfrids
  2. Weckas
  3. Hemmings
  4. Nygård
  5. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1878-1881
  6. Nybondas

  1. Wirkedal/Wivikedal

  1. Tjuvö

  1. Trännäs

  1. Wåtskär

  1. Hannusas
  2. Storheikar
  3. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1878-1881
  4. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1878-1881
  5. Rukunas
  6. Wilkis elle Wicker
  7. Haltikas
  8. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1878-1881
  9. Kullar

  1. Stenkulla
  2. Villmansgård
  3. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1878-1881

  1. Nybondas
  2. Lassas

  1. Heikar
  2. Mickos
  3. Farm name not listed in parish records of 1878-1881
  4. Ollas

St. Michael Church

Parish Church

  • A wooden church was noted in 1352 to have existed at the same site as the current gray stone church
  • Gray stone church built between 1410 – 1442
  • German builder, named Pernåmästaren
  • Belfry built in 1853 2, 3 & 4

Attribution: Niera / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) 5

Folk Dress

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

Pernå Folk Dress

Pernå folk dress photo used with permission of the Brage costume agency. 6

Resources:

  1. Pernå, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pern%C3%A5
  2. Pernå Church, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medieval_stone_churches_in_Finland
  3. Pernå Church, http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/churches/p/church_p.html
  4. Pernå Church, https://www.agricolaforsamling.fi/kyrkor-och-lokaler/kyrkor/perna-kyrka
  5. Pernå Church image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pern%C3%A5_Church,_west_facade.jpg
  6. Pernå Folk Dress image, Brage costume agency, https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-107
  7. Pernå Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aba128?en+0387
  8. Pernå Parish History, https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernå_församling
  9. Pernå Parish Communion Records of 1878-1881, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm
  10. Pernå Parish Communion Records of 1878-1881, https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=17680
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