Munsala Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Munsala is a former Finnish municipality. It was merged in 1975 together with Jepua and Uusikaarlepyy rural municipality to Uusikaarlepyy. Munsala was mentioned in 1552 as a village in Pietarsaari with the name Modensall. In 1857, Munsala became an independent parish.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hirvlax, Monå, Munsala, Pensala.

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
 * 1688-1853 (*); Munsalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1688-1911 (*); Munsalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1728-1860 (*); Munsalan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Munsala 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