Luvia Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Luvia is a former municipality of Finland and it was merged to Eurajoki on 1 January 2017. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The chapel that belonged to Eurajoki, mentioned as early as 1558. Separated into its own parish in 1901, realized in 1909. In 1641, the bishop ordered the Luvians to build their own rectory, where the Eurajoki chaplain lived from 1664.

Luvia chapel can probably be dated to the end of the 15th century. It is mentioned for the first time in 1558 but must have been a chapel as early as 1495. A vicarage was built in 1641, and it was not until 1664 before Euraåminne's chaplain settled there. Luvia was separated from Euraåminne into its own independent parish in 1901, which was formally implemented in 1909. The Swedish name is Luvia

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Luvia, Peräkylä, Verkkoranta.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Eurajoki - Euraåminne, Kiukainen, Nakkila, Ulvila - Ulvsby, Pori - Björneborg

Church Records

 * 1644-1931 (*); Luvian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1663-1876 (*); Luvian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1667-1865 (*); Luvian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * Luvia at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Luvia 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