Pyhäjärvi Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Pyhäjärvi Ul was a former Finnish municipality which merged with Karkkila in 1969. The symbol Ul at the end of the name of the municipality stands for the county of Uusimaa, because there used to be two other municipalities named Pyhäjärvi in Finland: Pyhäjärvi Ol in Oulu county and Pyhäjärvi Vpl in Viipuri county. Pyhäjärvi became a chapel congregation of Vihti parish in 1654.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ahmoonkylä, Hemmi, Högfors, Karkkila, Porila, Pyhäjärvi, Vaskijärvi.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Loppi, Vihti, Pusula, Tammela

Census

 * 1731-1809 (*) 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
 * 1689-1940 (*); Pyhäjärven seurakunta (Uusimaa) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1852 (*); Pyhäjärven seurakunta (Uusimaa) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1864 (*); Pyhäjärven seurakunta (Uusimaa) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1904 (*); Pyhäjärven seurakunta (Uusimaa) at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * Karkkila - Högfors (Pyhäjärvi Ul) at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Karkkila (ent. Pyhäjärvi Ul) - Högf at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church
 * Pyhäjärvi at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1620-1749 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Raaseporin läntinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1701-1795 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Raaseporin itäinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1815-1886 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Raaseporin itäinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration Records

 * 1900-1920 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index

Guardianship Records

 * 1701-1795 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Raaseporin itäinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1815-1886 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Raaseporin itäinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation Records

 * 1809-1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images