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:

  1. Västanfjärd Church, https://www.visitkimitoon.fi/en/see-do/sights/churches/27-vastanfjards-old-church
  2. Västanfjärd Church History , https://www.kimitoonsforsamling.fi/kyrkor-och-lokaler/kyrkor/vastanfjards-gamla-kyrka/vastanfjards-gamla-kyrka-historik
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Västanfjärd Parish, Genealogical Society of Finland, HisKi project, http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/aal8tv?en+0642
  6. Västanfjärd Parish Communion Records of 1858 – 1864 https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/index_eng.htm
  7. Västanfjärd Parish Communion Records of 1858 – 1864 https://www.sukuhistoria.fi/sshy/sivut/HisKi-digiarkisto.php?bid=11871