Åboland
Västanfjärd
Paris 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 1858 -1864 were used to confirm village and identify farm names. 5, 6 & 7
This map of the Västanfjärd parish in 1938 displays on the HisKi project website, made available by the Genealogical Society of Finland. 5
Parish History
Became an independent parish in 1904 having had chapels under another parish since the 1600s. 1
Villages & Farms
- Storgård
- Lillgård
Farm names not given in the parish records of 1858 -1864
Farm names not given in the parish records of 1858 -1864
- Oppgård
- Österegård
- Westergård
- Nästgård
- Granholm
- Östergård
- Mellangård
Farm names not given in the parish records of 1858 -1864
- Westergård
- Östergård
- Labbis
Farm names not given in the parish records of 1858 -1864
- Östergård
- Westergård
- Norrgård
- Ostergård
- Mittby
- Mellangåard
- Södergård
- Westergård
- Nedergård
Farm names not given in the parish records of 1858 -1864
- Östergård och Westerg.
- Westergård
- Södra Mågsholmen
- Norra Mågsholmen
- Östergård
- Westergård
Farm names not given in the parish records of 1858 -1864
- Uppgård eller Osterg.
- Nedergård
- Nedergård West
- Nedergård Öst
Tappo
- Norrgård
- Storgård
- Östergård
- Westergård
- Södergård
- Gropas
- Wetergård
- Östergård
Farm names not given in the parish records of 1858 -1864
- Norrgård
- Nedergård
- Backas
- Södergård
- Mellangård
St. Jacob’s Church
Parish Church
- Two previous chapels built in 1623 and 1657
- Octagonal wooden church built in 1759; first service September 2, 1759
- This church is similar in style to the church in Nötö
- Belfry built in 1763
- On the right wall of the church there are hooks for the men’s hats; men sat on the right side of the church. It was not appropriate for men to wear hats in church. Women sat on the left side.
- A new church was built in 1910-1912 1, 2
St. Jacob’s Church
Attribution: Ufinne, CC BY-SA 3.0
<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons 3a
Västanfjärd Church & Military Cemetery
Attribution: Hotarju, CC BY-SA 3.0
<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons 3b
Folk Dress
Each parish has a unique folk dress. Parish folk dress can be recognized by its style, colors, and patterns.
Västanfjärd folk dress photos used with permission of the Brage costume agency. 4
Resources:
- Västanfjärd Church, https://www.visitkimitoon.fi/en/see-do/sights/churches/27-vastanfjards-old-church
- Västanfjärd Church History , https://www.kimitoonsforsamling.fi/kyrkor-och-lokaler/kyrkor/vastanfjards-gamla-kyrka/vastanfjards-gamla-kyrka-historik
- Västanfjärd Church Images, Front of church: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:V%C3%A4stanfj%C3%A4rdin_vanha_kirkko_ovelta.jpg, Military cemetery: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:V%C3%A4stanfj%C3%A4rd_sh_2011.JPG
- Västanfjärd Folk Dress Image, Brage costume agency Woman – https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-47 Man – https://www.brage.fi/sve/draktbyra/draktbyran/folkdrakter/view-163648-48
- Västanfjärd Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aal8tv?en+0642
- Västanfjärd Parish Communion Records of 1858 – 1864 https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm
- Västanfjärd Parish Communion Records of 1858 – 1864 https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=11871
