Messukylä Parish, Häme, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Messukylä is a former municipality of Finland which was annexed by the city of Tampere in 1947. The medieval stone church (built c. 1540) in Messukylä is the oldest building in Tampere. Messukylä was first mentioned in 1439, when it was a part of Pirkkala. In 1636, the chapel at Messukylä became an independent parish with its own priest. The Swedish name for this parish is Messuby.

Villages
Between 1919 and 1931 the following villages were found in this parish: Aitoniemi, Haihara (yksinäistila), Hallila, Hirviniemi, Hyllilä, Juvela, Järvensivu, Kaukajärven kartano, Koivisto, Laalahti (yksinäistila), Leinola, Messukylä, Nurmi, Palo, Pappila (yksinäistila), Rasula (yksinäistila), Sorila, Takahuhti, Uusikylä, and Vehmainen.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Aitolahti, Kangasala, Lempäälä Tampere, Ylöjärvi, Teisko

Census

 * 1540-1809 (*) 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
 * 1666-1885 (*); Messukylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1696-1880 (*); Messukylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1762-1867 (*); Messukylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1859-1902 (*); Messukylän seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Messukylä at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Messukylä 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