Houtskari Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Houtskär is an island group and former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Iniö, Korpo, Nagu and Pargas to form the municipality of Pargas, briefly named Väståboland. Houtskär is located in the Archipelago Sea in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. Houtskär consists of a group of bigger islands and a large number of smaller islands in the surrounding sea area. The municipality was bilingual with the majority of 86% being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Björkö, Houtskari, Medelby, Mossala, Mussala, Nåtö, Näsby.

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
 * 1685-1929 (*); Houtskarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1695-1861 (*); Houtskarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1701-1885 (*); Houtskarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1862-1905 (*); Houtskarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Houtskari - Houtskär at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Houtskär - Houtskari 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