Halonen Family 1500-1585

[Katie]

Hello,
Is there someone who would have information about the Halonen family 1500-1585. I am unable to find their wives. May be they would have sites or ancestry data on this family during the time period above.

1. Paavo Halonen - 1500-1570 aprox
b. 1500-Savo Lansi-Suomen, Laani, Finland
d. 1570-Laitasaari, Oulun Laani, Finland Unable to locate a wife

2. Olli, (Olof) Halonen - 1540-1585 aprox son of above, Paavo Halonen. I was hoping to find Olli's mother which would then be Paavo's wife and I would have 2 or more entries to fill in.
b. 1500- Finland (no exact birth place)
d. 1585 - Finland (no exact birth place)

The Halonen family is very large and I'm struggling as to where to research. If by chance you find some information on these two men, and if you find a marriage date feel free to add that as well.
Thank You for your help.
Janice

[Katie]

Has anyone had a chance to check on this family. Is Jani available because I believe this Halonen family is also in Jani's ancestry.
Thank You

[jani]

I don't think I have any Halonen's in my ancestry?

It's rare to find mentions of wives in the 1500's. Most info from that far ago is from tax records and it was usually the head of the house that paid the tax, others weren't mentioned by name. It's possible that they are mentioned in court records, but not a lot of records survived from the late 1500's. I have not researched those.

[Katie]

Thank you, Jani, for getting back to me. That's very interesting about the tax records and would explain the omission of the family members. I'll have to remember that.
I saw a 'Jani' member in Geni or perhaps MyHeritage that had a Paavo Halonen lineage.
Fall is coming and I'll be back to contacting phpBB3 again.
Thanks again.
Janice