Mustasaari Parish, Vaasa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Mustasaari is a Finnish municipality. The current Mustasaari municipality was formed in 1973 from the municipalities of Mustasaari, Koivulahti, Raippaluoto and Björköby, and the part of Sulva municipality on the mainland. The Swedish name is Korsholm.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Dragnäsbäck, Helsingby, Korsholm, Korsholm, Mustasaari, Smedsby, Toby, Tuovila, Tölby, Veikkaala, Vetokannas, Vikby, Voitby.

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

Surrounding Parishes
Koivulahti, Vähäkyrö, Laihia, Sulva, Raippaluoto

Census

 * 1540-1774 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1586-1935 (*); Mustasaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1890 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1671-1850 (*); Mustasaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1671-1907 (*); Mustasaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1657-1915 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index & images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1769-1863 (*); Mustasaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Mustasaari - Korsholm at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Korsholm - Mustasaari at HisKi, Genealogical Society of Finland (Suomen Sukututkimusseuta) &mdash; index. More information about the church

Court Records

 * 1805-1810 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Korsholman pohjoinen tk.) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1810-1866 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Korsholman tuomiokunta) 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