Caulker family of Sierra Leone

The Caulker family of Sierra Leone is an influential family which was established by the English slave trader Thomas Corker. ^{[1] [2]} The Caulker dynasty established itself following a conflict with King William Cleveland. ^[3]

Family Tree

Family tree of the Caulkers of Sierra Leone
Thomas Corker English agent for the Royal African Company 1669 - 1700 Senora Doll Sherbro princess or 'Duchess' of the Ya Kumba ruling house of the Yawri Bay Area Died 1722 Stephen Corker 1685-17?? Robin "Skinner" Corker 1687

Notable Caulkers from Sierra Leone

• Stephen Caulker (died 1810), African chief
• Richard Conray-Ba Caulker, (18??– 1900) African chief of the Bumpe Chiefdom 1864–1888
• Thomas Caulker (1846–1859), son of the above who died in London
• Thomas Neale-Caulker (died 1898), African chief
• Charles B. Caulker, African chief
• Steven Caulker, footballer born in England, former Tottenham Hotspur player

References

1. Tattersfield, Nigel (1991). The Forgotten Trade: Comprising the Log of the 'Daniel and Henry' of 1700 and Accounts of the Slave Trade From the Minor Ports of England 1698–1725 (1778). London. pp. 309–19.
2. Reeck, Darrell (1976). Deep Mende: Religious Interactions in a Changing African Rural Society. Brill Archive. ISBN   978-90-04-04769-3.
3. "Cleveland Tombstone". www.sierraleoneheritage.org. Sierra Leone Heritage. Retrieved 7 July 2023.