Somero Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The parish was first mentioned in 1449, and the church in 1492 as part of Uskela parish. The municipality was founded in 1867 and merged with Somerniemi in 1977. Somero is unilingually Finnish. The village of Harju is home to Harju manor, also known as Rantakartano. The brick church was built in 1859 to replace the wooden church built in 1668.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahteenpää, Hirsjärvi, Häntälä, Kaskisto, Kerkola, Pajula, Pitkäjärvi, Pyöli, Somero, Talvisilta, Terttilä, Viluksela.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Jokioinen, Tammela, Somerniemi, Kiikala, Kuusjoki, Koski TL, Loimaa, Ypäjä

Census

 * 1539-1809 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1539-1809 (*) 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
 * 1683-1930 (*); Someron seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1695-1850 (*); Someron seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1757-1863 (*); Someron seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1864-1900 (*); Someron seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Somero at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Somero at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1696-1813 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Sääksmäen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1703-1798 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Sääksmäen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1795-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Ali-Sääksmäen 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

Research Helps
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