Caulker (family name)
Caulker , also Corker, is a family name .
It is particularly common in Sierra Leone . In the 17th and 18th centuries, the settlement of Tombo was controlled by the British slave trade family Caulker. Many of them were chiefs on the Banana Islands .
Members include, among others
- Richard Conray-Ba Caulker (18 ?? - 1900), a tribal chief
- Skinner Caulker , slaver
- Stephen Caulker († 1810)
- Thomas Caulker
- Thomas Corker (Caulker) († 1785)
- Thomas Stephen Caulker († 1832), slave trader in the 18th century
- Thomas Neale-Caulker († 1898)
- William Corker (Caulker) († 1795)
Other persons with the surname are or were:
- Christian Caulker (* 1988), Sierra Leonean football player
- Steven Caulker (* 1991), English footballer with Sierra Leonean roots
literature
- Lovejoy, PE (2000). Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa . Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521784306 .
See also
Website
- Sierra Leone Traditional States (English)