Siikainen Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

Guide to Siikainen parish, Finland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History
Siikainen is a municipality of Finland and is unilingually Finnish. The chapel that belonged to Merikarvia was founded in 1772 and got its own chaplain the following year. It was separated into its own parish in 1861. The Swedish name is Siikais.

Records Loss
The parsonage burned down in 1849, the church was completely destroyed by lightning on 21/5 1887. O. Durchman, "The Destruction of Church Archives." Genos 3 (1932).

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haapakoski, Leppijärvi, Leväsjoki, Nauriskoski, Otamoinen, Petkele, Samminmaja, Siikainen.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes
Isojoki, Honkajoki, Kankaanpää, Pomarkku, Ahlainen, Merikarvia

Church Records

 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1771-1901 (*); Siikaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1774-1850 (*); Siikaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1774-1864 (*); Siikaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1867-1902 (*); Siikaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Siikainen at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Siikainen at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images