Court Records of Ruovesi and Keuruu 1722–1746

This volume continues the court records of Ruovesi and Keuruu from 1722 to mid-1746, picking up exactly where the occupation of the Great Wrath ended. There are no surviving court records from 1712 to 1721 — the years of Russian military occupation — so this volume begins with the first sessions held after the restoration of Swedish administration following the Peace of Uusikaupunki (1721).

The Series in Context

Together with the companion volume covering 1683–1711, this publication provides the court records for the Upper Satakunta region (now Pirkanmaa) across nearly the entire 18th-century period before the mid-century reorganisation of courts.

The court district in this period is variously named Ylä-Satakunnan tuomiokunta and Ikaalisten tuomiokunta in the original sources, reflecting administrative changes during the period.

Editorial Principles

The text is transcribed from the original Swedish-language records. Finnish personal names and farm names are rendered in their Finnish forms where these can be established. A list of editorial abbreviations and the conventions used for Finnish–Swedish mixed-language text is provided in the introduction.

For Genealogists

The period 1722–1746 is crucial for genealogical research in the Ruovesi–Keuruu area. After the Great Wrath, many families had been disrupted, records were incomplete, and the returning population was reassembling its community life. Court records from this period document inheritance disputes, family conflicts, land questions and much else that helps trace who was related to whom and who owned what.

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