Clerk family

Clerk family
Clerk family
	Left to right: A.W. Clerk, N.T. Clerk and C.H. Clerk
Current region	Accra, Ghana
Place of origin	Fairfield, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Founded	Arrival on the Gold Coast; 16 or 17 April 1843, Osu, Accra; 181 years ago;
Founder	Alexander Worthy Clerk
Members	Nicholas Timothy Clerk; Carl Henry Clerk; Jane Elizabeth Clerk; Theodore S. Clerk; Matilda J. Clerk; Nicholas T. Clerk; George C. Clerk; Pauline M. Clerk; Alexander A. Clerk;
Connected families	Hesse family
Distinctions	architecture; church development; civil service; diplomacy; education; journalism; medicine; natural sciences; public administration; public health; public policy; urban planning;
Traditions	Presbyterian

The Clerk family (/klɑːrk/) is a Ghanaian historic family that produced a number of pioneering scholars and clergy on the Gold Coast. Predominantly based in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the Clerks were traditionally Protestant Christian and affiliated to the Presbyterian Church. The Clerk family is primarily a member of the Ga coastal people of Accra and in addition, has Euro-Afro-Caribbean heritage, descending from Jamaican, German and Danish ancestry.

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