Tammisaari Parish, Uusimaa, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Tammisaari is a former Finnish city and since 2009 part of Raasepori. Tammisaari became the administrative center of Raasepori county in 1528, and in 1546 King Kustaa Vaasa gave Tammisaari city rights. Construction work on the church was started in 1651. Repairs were made to the church between 1839 and 1842 as a result of a fire in 1821. The Swedish name is Ekenäs.

Villages
As of 1939 the following villages were found in this parish: Skogby såg, Skåldö, Tammisaari, Tvärminne, Älgö, Österby.

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

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
 * 1663-1849 (*); Tammisaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1663-1945 (*); Tammisaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1698-1861 (*); Tammisaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1730-1900 (*); Tammisaaren seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Tammisaari at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images
 * Tammisaari - Ekenäs 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