Seiskari Parish, Viipuri, Finland Genealogy

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

History
Seskari is a former Finnish municipality which was ceded to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Peace Treaty. It is now known as Seskar in Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast of Russia. Seiskari was once the most densely populated municipality in Finland. In 1921, according to church records, Seiskari had 848 inhabitants. A wooden church was built in the parish around 1770.

Villages
In 1922 the following villages were found in this parish: Pohjakylä, Välikylä or Kuussalonkylä, and Lounatkylä or Seiskarinkylä.

Place Names
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Finnish gazetteer.
 * Pohjakylä, Lounatkylä (Seiskarinkylä), Välikylä (Kuussalonkylä)

Surrounding Parishes
Lavansaari

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
 * 1682-1892 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1725-1909 at FamilySearch &mdash; How to Use This Collection; index
 * 1746-1896 (*); Seiskarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1746-1909 (*); Seiskarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * 1833-1901 (*); Seiskarin seurakunta at FamilySearch Catalog &mdash; images
 * Seiskari - Seitskär at Finland's Family History Association (FFHA) (Suomen Sukuhistoriallinen Yhdistys ry) &mdash; images

Court Records

 * 1827-1860 (*); Kihlakunnanoikeus (Rannan 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