Uudenkaarlepyyn maalaiskunta Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Uudenkaarlepyyn rural municipality abbreviated Uudenkaarlepyyn mlk ) was a Finnish municipality. It was abolished on January 1, 1975, when it was merged to the city of Uusikaarlepyy along with Munsala and Jepua. The Swedish name is Nykarleby landskommun. Uudenkaarlepyy town and rural municipality had a common, Swedish-speaking Evangelical Lutheran congregation, and therefore there was no Uudenkaarlepyy country congregation.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Forsby, Kovjoki, Nykarleby, Socklot, Uusikaarlepyy.

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

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

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