FINDING RECORDS of YOUR ANCESTORS, PART a FINLAND Before 1900
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FINDING RECORDS OF YOUR ANCESTORS, PART A FINLAND Before 1900 Beginning Finnish researchers will also need: Genealogical Word List: Finnish (35815) and Genealogical Word List: Swedish (31028). Finnish Lutheran records were uniformly kept in Swedish until the late 1800s. The transition from Swedish to Finnish was done at a different time for each parish, and many parishes still use only Swedish. Translated words in this guide are given as follows: Finnish/Swedish. If your ancestor lived in Finland in 1900 or before, follow the steps in this booklet to find the records of his or her family. These instructions will show you which records to search, what to look for, and what tools to use. One piece of information will lead to another until you have identified each family member and filled out a family group record. Find your ancestor’s birth 1 in church records. Find your ancestor and his 2 or her siblings in preconfir- mation records. (If preconfir- mation records are not avail- able, skip to step 3.) Find your ancestor’s parents 3 2 in communion records. 1 3 5 4 Find the birth record for 4 your ancestor’s siblings. Find the marriage record for 5 your ancestor’s parents. Latter-day Saints: Now see additional instructions for submitting names for temple ordinances. The steps and tools you will need are described inside. HOW TO BEGIN—PREPARATION You should have already gathered information from your Tips home and family and filled out family group records and a pedigree chart. You may have checked FamilySearch™ or If you don’t know your ancestor’s birth date: other computer files to see if others have researched your Finnish family. • Start with a more recent generation. You will learn how to do research, and you will probably discover To begin: something you didn’t know about your family. A. From your pedigree chart, choose an ancestor who was • Find the records for the family in the example born in Finland prior to 1900. You must know the birth given. This will teach you basic research skills date and birthplace (parish) in order to find the ancestor’s before you search for your own family. This is family. (For help finding the parish, see page 7.) a good class activity. B. Write your ancestor’s name in the children’s section of If you don’t know the parish, village, or county where a new family group record. your ancestor was born, see “Tips” on page 7. Read through the instructions in this booklet. Then follow the steps in the case study to find your ancestor’s family. Family Group Record If typ ng set spacing at 1 1/2 Page of Pedigree Chart Chart no Husband Last See "Other G ven name(s) name marr ages" No 1 on this chart s the same as no on chart no 8 Born (day mon h year) Place (Fa her of no 4) LDS o dinance dates Temple B E SP SS F C Cont on chart no Christened Place Bapt zed Mark boxes when ordinances are completed When born _______ Where Died Place Endowed B Bapt zed 4 When married E Endowed Father of no 2) Buried Place Sealed to parents B E SP SS F C When d ed SP Sealed to parents When born Where Mar ied Place Sealed to spouse SS Sealed to spouse Where Husband's fa her F Last Deceased Fami y Group Record ex s s or this coup e 9 Given name(s) name When ma ried (Mother of no 4) C B E SP SS Cont on Chi dren's o dinances completed Husband's mother Maiden Deceased Where chart no Given name(s) name When born _______ Wife Maiden See "Other When died Where G ven name(s) name marr ages" 2 Where When d ed Born (day mon h year) Place (Father) LDS o dinance dates Temple B E SP SS F C Where Christened Place Bapt zed When born Where 10 Died Place Endowed (Fa her of no 5) B E SP SS F C Cont on When marr ed chart no Wr te date as 4 Oct 1896 Buried Place Sealed to parents When born _______ Where Where Wife's father Last Deceased Given name(s) name When died 5 When married Mo her of no 2) Wife's mo her B E SP SS Maiden Deceased Where When d ed Given name(s) name When born Where Children L st each child (whether liv ng or dead) n order of b rth LDS o dinance dates Temple Where 1 Sex Given Last See "Other 11 name(s) name marr ages" When died (Mother of no 5) M Heikki Juustila B E SP SS Cont on Born (day mon h year) Place Bapt zed Where chart no When born _______ 21 Apr. 1897 Liminka, Oulu, Finland Christened Place Endowed Where 1 When d ed Died Place Sealed to parents (Name) B E SP SS F C Where Spouse Last When born Given name(s) name Where Mar ied Place Sealed to spouse 12 (Fa her of no 6) B E SP SS F C Cont on When marr ed 2 Sex Given Last See "Other chart no name(s) name marr ages" When born Where _______ Born (day mon h year) Place Bapt zed Where When died 6 When married Christened Place Endowed Father of no 3) Where B E SP SS F C When d ed Died Place Sealed to parents When born Where Spouse (Spouse) Where Last B E SP SS Given name(s) name 13 Mo her of no 6) Mar ied Place Sealed to spouse When mar ied B E SP SS Cont on chart no Where 3 Sex Given When born _______ Last See "Other name(s) name marr ages" Where 3 When died Born (day mon h year) Place Bapt zed (Mo her) B E SP SS Where When d ed Place When born Where Christened Endowed Where Wr te p ace as Tryon PoSt k Mart North Caro ns na B rm USA or ngham Warw ck Eng Died Place Sealed to parents 14 When died (Fa her of no 7) B E SP SS F C Cont on Spouse Last Where chart no Given name(s) name When born _______ Mar ied Place Sealed to spouse Where 7 When married Select only one of the follow ng options The opt on you select applies Your name Your name and address Mo her of no 3) B E SP SS to a l names on th s form When d ed Option 1 Family File Send a l When born Where names to my family f le at the Temple Where Address Option 2 Temple File Send a l names to any temple 15 and assign proxies for a l approved ordinances When died (Mother of no 7) B E SP SS Cont on Where chart no Option 3 Ancestral File Send a l names to the When born _______ computerized Ancestral File for research purposes only not for ordinances I am including the required pedigree chart Telephone number Date prepared Where Phone Date prepa ed When d ed ( ) Where Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of La ter day Saints 10 93 Printed in USA 31827 Publ shed by The Church of Jesus Christ of La ter day Sa nts 3/96 Pr nted in USA 31826 THE RESEARCH PROCESS The following pages walk you through the research process. Family History Library Catalog for the records he wants In the case study, Jussi is looking for the family of Heikki and orders the microfilms he needs. He makes several Juustila. He takes his family group records and pedigree visits to the center. Follow these steps to find your family. chart to a family history center. Here he looks in the Finland 2 THE RESEARCH PROCESS Case Study: Heikki Abraminpoika Juustila, born in 1897 in Liminka Parish, Oulu County, Finland. Your ancestor: , , , , , Finland. name birth date village parish county FIND YOUR ANCESTOR’S BIRTH (CHRISTENING) RECORD IN CHURCH RECORDS (See “Church Records: Births,” page x). 1 A. At the family history center, Jussi searches in the version, Abram, may be used. (To learn how names Family History Library Catalog for the parish where his change, see “Naming Customs” on page 15.) Jussi photo- ancestor was born (Liminka Parish in Oulu County). copies the record for his files. Then he looks for church records. (See “Using the C. On the family group record, Jussi writes: (1) Heikki’s Family History Library Catalog”, p. 9.) birth information on the front and (2) source information B. He finds births for 1896–1900 on FHL fiche 6365951-2 (such as preconfirmation book, parish name, film or fiche and orders them. Heikki’s birth record is on the first fiche. number, page 1:22) on the back. Later he can look for His surname is not listed. His father’s first name is more information about Heikki’s family in this source. Aappo (Finnish) here, but in other records the Swedish Page in the Child’s name, parents’ names, Birth Christening preconfirmation status, and residence, witnesses, Mother’s Month date date book who baptized the child Male Female age FIND YOUR ANCESTOR AND HIS OR HER SIBLINGS IN THE PRECONFIRMATION BOOK FROM CHURCH RECORDS. 2 (See “Church records: Preconfirmation and Communion Books” on page 11.) A. Jussi now looks in preconfirmation records for Heikki about the residence: village of Ala-Temmes and house and any brothers or sisters.