Name Index for Boatman Rolls (Båtsmansrullor)

During the late 1800’s, the boatman rolls (båtsmansrullorna) were created for the Navy seamen (båtsmän). These records are a gold mine for those interested in researching Navy seamen. Each seaman was given his own little book where one can follow his career from admission to discharge. We can discover a description of his physical appearance, where and how he served and even if he was punished for any infractions. In a previous blog, Boatman rolls (Båtsmansrullor) a unique source, which was published a few years ago, you can get more information about these records and also see a detailed example showing the Naval career for Gustaf Johansson Blå.

In order to make it easier to find the correct boatman roll, we have now published a new name searchable index, Boatswain active list. The register covers the entire country and includes about 4,600 index entries.

boatman roll indexWith the help of the index, we have found the record for Eric Eliasson Bergström. He became a boatman at the age of 18 years and 9 months. In the upper right hand corner, there is a description of his physical appearance. He was of medium build, had light brown hair and blue eyes.

In order to access the index to the boatman rolls, you must have an All-in-one subscription. In order to access the index:

  1. Login at
  2. Select Index search.
  3. Select Boatswain active list in the index source list.


Boatman Rolls (Båtsmansrullor) – a unique source









Read original blog entry in Swedish.