Teuva Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Teuva is a municipality of Finland and is unilingually Finnish. In 1694, Teuva became a chapel parish to Närpiö and in 1795 was made an independent parish The municipal administration and parish of Närpiö was separated from Teuva in 1868, when the municipality of Teuva was created. Teuva's first church was built in 1701. The next church, built in 1863, was destroyed by fire in January 1950. The ruins of the destroyed church have been restored as a memorial to all former churches. The Swedish name is Östermark.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Horo, Kauppila, Norinkylä, Peltola, Perälä, Riippi, Teuva, Äystö.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Jurva, Kurikka, Kauhajoki, Karijoki, Tiukka, Närpio, Ylimarku, Pirttkylä

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
 * 1696-1891 (*); Teuvan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1850 (*); Teuvan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1863 (*); Teuvan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1864-1900 (*); Teuvan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Teuva - Östermark at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Teuva - Östermark at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1805-1809 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Korsholman eteläinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1864 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Närpiön tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration Records

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

Guardianship Records

 * 1805-1809 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Korsholman eteläinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1864 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Närpiön tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

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