Kiukainen Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kiukainen is a former municipality of Finland and it was consolidated with Eura on 1 January 2009. In Kiukainen there are many ancient gravehills made from piled stones. Largest of them is called Kuninkaanhauta, the king's grave. It is the biggest of its type in Nordic Countries. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The Swedish name is Kiukais.

Founded as a chapel in Eura under the name of Panelia at the end of the 17th century. After the pulpit fire in 1714, a new church was built in Kiukainen village and got a new name according to the village. Kiukainen has had its own chaplain since 1732. It became the parent parish in 1897. In 1909, a new prayer room was built in the village of Panelia.

Records Loss
The prayer house in the village of Panelia burned down in 1714. The parsonage burned down on March 21, 1808, when many parish records were lost. O. Durchman, "The Destruction of Church Archives." Genos 3 (1932). "Supplement VII." Genos 6 (1935)

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Harola, Kiukainen, Panelia, Saarenmaa.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Nakkila, Harjavalta, Kokemäki, Köyliö, Eura, Eurajoki, Luvia

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
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1942 (*); Kiukaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1727-1855 (*); Kiukaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1740-1863 (*); Kiukaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1854-1904 (*); Kiukaisten seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Kiukainen at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kiukainen 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