Virrat Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The municipality was separated from Ruovesi at the beginning of 1868. The first church was built in the 1650s, and the current church in 1772. The Swedish name is Virdois.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Härkönen, Jäähdyspohja, Killinkoski, Koro, Korte, Kotala, Kurjenkylä, Liedenpohja, Mantilo, Ohtola, Toisvesi, Vaskivesi, Vaskuu, Virrat.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Alavus, Töysä, Ähtäri, Pihlajavesi, Ruovesi, Kuru, Kihniö, Parkano, Peräseinäjoki

Census

 * 1560-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1720-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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
 * 1749-1860 (*); Virtain seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1749-1899 (*); Virtain seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1760-1870 (*); Virtain seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1860-1900 (*); Virtain seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Virrat at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Virrat - Virdois at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1623-1749 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Ylä-Satakunnan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1840-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Jyväskylän tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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