Kustavi Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Kustavi is a municipality located in western Finland. There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area. The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located adjacent to the Swedish speaking Åland-region. The parish was established in 1783. Prior to that it was a chapel named Kivimaa (Swedish: Vartsilla) part of Taivassalo (Swedish: Tövsala) parish. The church was built between 1425 and 1440, and was known as Pyhän Ristin kirkko (Swedish: Heliga Korsets kyrka) The municipality was established separately from the parish in 1874. The Swedish name is Gustavs.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Grönvik, Gustavs, Kaurissalo, Kustavi, Lypertö, Vartsala.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer. 1698

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
 * 1671-1944 (*); Kustavin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1676-1850 (*); Kustavin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1690-1862 (*); Kustavin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * Kustavi - Gustavs at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Kustavi - Gustavs 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