Seniora Doll
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Seniora Doll or Senora Doll was a Sherbro
princess or 'Duchess' of the Ya Kumba ruling house of the Yawry Bay Area between the Sierra Leone
peninsula and the Sherbro estuary. In the late 17th century she married an English
trader and Royal African Company
agent, Thomas Corker
, and their two sons Stephen and Robin ruled as the first Caulker chiefs through her royal lineage. She died in 1722, twenty two years after Thomas Corker died in 1700 in England
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Sherbro
Sherbro can refer to:* The Sherbro people in Sierra Leone* Sherbro Island, off the coast of Sierra Leone* Sherbro River in Sierra Leone* Short for Sherbrooke...
princess or 'Duchess' of the Ya Kumba ruling house of the Yawry Bay Area between the Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
peninsula and the Sherbro estuary. In the late 17th century she married an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
trader and Royal African Company
Royal African Company
The Royal African Company was a slaving company set up by the Stuart family and London merchants once the former retook the English throne in the English Restoration of 1660...
agent, Thomas Corker
Thomas Corker
Thomas Corker was a prominent English agent for the Royal African Company and worked in the Sherbro, Sierra Leone.His descendants are still living in that area and are the Bonthe and Shenge Caulkers...
, and their two sons Stephen and Robin ruled as the first Caulker chiefs through her royal lineage. She died in 1722, twenty two years after Thomas Corker died in 1700 in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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