Nedertorneå Parish, Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Nedertorneå Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
Tornio parish was formed around 1340 by breakaway from Luleå parish (what after several breaches of new parishes today is called Nederluleå parish). From the 16th century, the parish was called Nedertorneå parish. In 1928, the name was changed to Nedertorneå-Haparanda parish.

In 1482, Särkilax parish (later called Övertorneå parish) was broken out. In 1647, Torneå parish (for the city of Torneå, which was founded in 1620), was broken out.

The main part of Nedertorneå parish was on the eastern side of the Torne river. When the church was on the east side of the river, the congregation was transferred to Finland at the peace of 1809. Nedertorneå parish is called in Finnish Alatornio. The area on the west side of the Torne River, about a third, came to belong to Sweden. That part formed a new parish in 1818 with the same name, Nedertorneå parish.

Within Nedertorneå parish there were three church accounting districts, Seskarö (May 1, 1923 to December 31, 1976), Haparanda church accounting district (April 13, 1928 to December 31, 1976) and Nedertorneå church accounting district (April 13, 1928 to December 31, 1974). When Nedertorneå church accounting district ceased in 1975, it was in Haparanda church accounting district. For population registration information 1975-1976, see Haparanda church archives. Haparanda church accounting district in turn ceased on December 31, 1976. For population registration information fr.o.m. 1977, see Nedertorneå-Haparanda church archives (1977-1999).

Haparanda Church Accounting District included the city of Haparanda, which also previously had its own church records.

In connection with the abolition of the church accounting districts, the archive formation for Nedertorneå parish was also broken and a new church archive was formed from 1 January 1977, see Nedertorneå-Haparanda church archive.

Nedertorneå parish has been part of the following pastorate. After 1809, the report refers to the Swedish congregation. The parish mentioned first has been the pastorate's mother parish. - 1340-1413 Luleå parish and Tornio parish - 1413-1482 the parish constituted its own pastorate - 1482-1530 Torneå parish and Särkilax parish - 1530 - around 1538 the parish formed its own pastorate - around 1538-1606 Tornio parish and Särkilax parish - 1606-1614 the parish constituted its own pastorate - 1614-1647 Nedertorneå parish, Enonteki parish and Simojärvi parish (later Jukkasjärvi) - 1647-1673 Nedertorneå, Enontekis, Simojärvi and Torneå, - 1674-1745 Nedertorneå and Tornio, - 1745-1785 Nedertorneå, Torneå and Karungi (later Karl Gustav) - 1785-1809 Nedertorneå and Torneå - from 1809 the parish constituted its own pastorate.

Leipijärvi village was partly transferred from Karl Gustav parish to Nedertorneå parish in 1829.

Nutikummu or Sammuli, belonging to Nedertorneå parish, occurs both in house examination books for Karl Gustav parish (A I: 1-2) and for Nedertorneå parish (A I: 4)

Pitkäjärvi, belonging to Nedertorneå parish, appears in Karl Gustav's house examination book (A I: 1) and Nedertorneå examination book (A I: 1-).

The church archives for the period before 1809 mainly belonged to the Finnish parish Nedertorneå. The church records for the Swedish congregation begin no earlier than 1814. For the time before, information can be found in the Finnish Nedertorneå.

At the National Archives in Härnösand, roll film and for some years also paper copies of church books for the Swedish period that belonged to the Finnish Nedertorneå during the division of the kingdom in 1809. A list of what is kept at the National Archives is attached to the archive list.

Place Names
Aava, Aavanperä, Akusjärvi, Alatalo, Asplund Benjamin, Brushane, Danieli  Fjeli  Granvik  Haapaniemi, Haaparanda by, Hammare, Haparanda stad, Haapasaari, Harrioja eeller Törmänen, Heiskala, Hemmola, Hovslagare, Huhtasaari, Håka  Innala, Israeli  Jatko, Joki, Joki eller Alatalo, Juhohuntti, Junkkala, Juntti, Jusola, Järvi  Kandoma, Karhakka, Karsikko, Karsikkojärvi, Kattilasaari, Keräsjoki, Keräsjänkkä, Kittilä, Klockare,, Kohre, Kopukka, Koski, Krook, Kråklund, Kukko, Kurkinen, Kyrkoherdebordet, Kyrkoherdebostället, Kyöstäjä  Lahti, Laiva, Lappiniemi, Lassiheikki, Leipijärvi, Leski, Lomakka, Lugnet se Marielund, Lumpïoja, Långträsk se Pitkäjärvi  Maija, Marielund Lugnet, Lönnbom, Matinlassi, Mattila, Mikkonen, Mulju, Mursu, Mustaparta, Mäki i Seskarö, Mäki i Säivis  Naartijärvi, Niemi, Nikkala, Nikkalavainio, Nuoliniemi, Närä  Ojala  Palo, Parviainen, Pekula, Pelli, Pellikkä, Pentheikki, Petersberg, Pietilä, Pitkäjärvi, Piuva, Pohjanen, Puodiniemi, Purra i Nikkala, Purra i Mattila, Pyny  Raida, Radiajärvi, Randa i Vuono, Randa i Nikkala, Randajärvi, Revoniemi, Rova, Rudja, Ruona, Ruostetoja  Salmi, Sammuli, Sangijärvi, Sattaoja, Sax, Seitsenkaari Seskarö, Seivits Säivis, Selvä Selvälä, Sortti, Stridfält, Sundholmen, Säivis, Sängelä  Tano,  Trumpetare, Tikka, Tuoma, Tvola, Törmänen Harrioja  Utter  Viiki, Viinala, Vittikko, Vojakkala Övre, Vojakkale Nedre, Vuono här kallat Vuonum, Vuonoja, Vuopio, Vähä Karsikkojärvi, Vähäviiki, Väätioja

Soldatboställen (soldier residence), Backstugusittare och hyresfolk upptagna i slutet av resp. byar ( Crofter and hired people listed at the end of village), Socknearresten, Tjänstefolk (servants). To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


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