Luvia Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Luvia is a former municipality of Finland which was merged to Eurajoki on 1 January 2017. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. A chapel belonging to Eurajoki parish is mentioned for the first time in 1558 but probably was in existence as early as 1495. Luvia was separated from Euraåminne into its own independent parish in 1901, which was formally implemented in 1909. The previous church was built in 1748 and the current church was completed in 1910. The Swedish name is Luvia.

A chapel that belonged to Eurajoki, mentioned as early as 1558. Separated into its own parish in 1901, realized in 1909. In 1641, the bishop ordered the Luvians to build their own rectory, where the Eurajoki chaplain lived from 1664.

Records Loss
The church was looted during the great hatred. O. Durchman, "The Destruction of Church Archives." Genos 3 (1932).

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Luvia, Peräkylä, Verkkoranta.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Eurajoki (Euraåminne), Kiukainen, Nakkila, Ulvila (Ulvsby), Pori (Björneborg)

Church Records

 * 1644-1931 (*); Luvian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1663-1876 (*); Luvian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1667-1865 (*); Luvian seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * Luvia at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Luvia 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