Ilmajoki Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Ilmajoki is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865. Ilmajoki borders the municipalities of Isokyrö, Kurikka, Laihia and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ilmajoki became a chapel congregation in 1516. At that time, the last Catholic bishop of Finland, Arvid Kurki, consecrated the Ilmajoki chapel. In 1532, Ilmajoki became an independent parish. Swedish name is Ilmola.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Ilmajoki, Koskenkorva, Könni, Munakka, Nikkola, Noppa, Pojanluoma, Tuomikylä.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Ylistaro, Seinäjoki, Nurmo, Peräseinäjoki, Jalasjärvi, Kurikka, Laihia, Isokyrö

Census

 * 1635-1774 (*) 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
 * 1657-1950 (*); Ilmajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1675-1860 (*); Ilmajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1694-1877 (*); Ilmajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1863-1905 (*); Ilmajoen seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Ilmajoki at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Ilmajoki 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