Punkalaidun Parish, Turku-Pori, Finland Genealogy

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

History
The parish was established in 1693, and the current church was built in 1774. The Swedish name is Pungalaitio.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Haviokoski, Kanteenmaa, Koskioinen, Liitsola, Oriniemi, Punkalaidun, Vanttila.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Tryvää, Vesilahti, Urjala, Humppila, Metsämaa, Loimaa, Alastaro, Huittinen

Census

 * 1810-1860 (*); Lääninhallitus (Uudenmaan lääni) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1835-1860 (*); Lääninhallitus (Hämeen lääni) 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
 * 1688-1945 (*); Punkalaitumen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1690-1856 (*); Punkalaitumen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1738-1864 (*); Punkalaitumen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1865-1900 (*); Punkalaitumen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Punkalaidun at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Punkalaidun at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1750-1809 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Ylä-Satakunnan tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1795-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Ali-Sääksmäen tuomiokunta) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1822-1861 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Ylä-Satakunnan alinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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