Caulker family of Sierra Leone explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Tattersfield, Nigel. 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. 1991. 309–19.
2. Book: Reeck . Darrell . Deep Mende: Religious Interactions in a Changing African Rural Society . 1976 . Brill Archive . 978-90-04-04769-3 . en.
3. Web site: Cleveland Tombstone . www.sierraleoneheritage.org . Sieera Leone Heritage . 7 July 2023 . en.