Siikajoki Parish, Oulu, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lumijoki, Raahe and Siikalatva. The current municipality of Siikajoki consists of three previous municipalities of Paavola and Revonlahti, that were merged into the municipality of Ruukki in 1973, and the municipality of Siikajok which was founded in 1868. The municipalities of Ruukki and Siikajoki were disbanded and replaced by the new municipality of Siikajoki on January 1, 2007. The first church was probably built in 1589, but was burned down by Russians in 1591. In it became a chapel to Saloinen parish. In 1600, the parish's second church was built which was replace in 1701. Siikajoki was separated into its own parish in 1689.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Karinkanta, Merikylä, Siikajoki, and Ylipää. As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Karinkanta, Merikylä, Siikajoki.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Hailuoto, Lumijoki, Revonlahti, Pattijoki

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
 * 1690-1900 (*); Siikajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1722-1863 (*); Siikajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1730-1864 (*); Siikajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1851-1900 (*); Siikajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Siikajoki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Siikajoki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; 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