Tuusula Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Tuusula is a municipality of Finland. The area in what is now Tuusula was located in the larger municipality of Sipoo. In 1643, it became a separate parish in the municipality, and in 1653, it became a separate municipality. Tuusula's boundaries have not always remained the same and in 1924 the municipality of Kerava split from Tuusula, in 1950 the municipality of Korso was split between Tuusula, Kerava, and Sipoo; and in 1951 the municipality of Järvenpää was split from Tuusula. The first church in Tuusula was built in 1643 as part of Sipoo parish, and became a independent parish in 1654. The current church was built in 1734. The Swedish name is Tusby.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Hyrylä, Jamppa, Jokela, Järvenpää, Kellokoski, Nummenkylä, Nuppulinna, Purola, Ristinummi, Rusutjärvi, Tuusula.

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

Church Records

 * 1643-1902 (*); Tuusulan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 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
 * 1722-1850 (*); Tuusulan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1730-1872 (*); Tuusulan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1852-1900 (*); Tuusulan seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Tuusula - Tusby at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Tuusula - Tusby 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