Trinidadian British

"'Ethnic group
group=Trinidadian British
flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago flagicon|UK


caption= Wiley, Jlloyd Samuel, Bobby Zamora
poptime= Trinidadian born 2001:
21,283 [ [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls Place of birth data collated by OECD based on 2001 UK Census] ]
popplace=Throughout the UK, in particular Greater London, West Midlands and Greater Manchester
langs=English (British English, Trinidadian English), Bhojpuri
rels= Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Rastafarism
related=British African-Caribbean community, Caribbean British, Black British, Black African, Multiracial, Indo-Trinidadians, Afro-Trinidadians, Trinidadian Americans, Trinidadian Canadians, Indian British, Asian British

Trinidadian British people are citizens or resident of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago.

Overview

21,283 Trinidad and Tobago-born people were living in the UK during the 2001 Census. [ [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls Place of birth data collated by OECD based on 2001 UK Census] ] This makes the Tridadian British community the third largest on earth, behind that of Trinidad and Tobago itself, the Trinidadian American community, and just ahead of the Trinidadian Canadian community.

The largest wave of Trinidadian people to the UK was in the mid 20th century, when Caribbeans and people from former British Colonies were encouraged to move to the UK for work, although there was Trinidadian migration to the UK before and continues after. The UK, USA, Canada and other Anglophone countries in the Western World prove most popular for Trinidadian emmigrants, due to the close language links (English being the most common language in all countries, inc. Trinidad and Tobago). The UK and Trinidad and Tobago maintain close links, especially since Trinidad and Tobago was once part of the British Empire and remains in the Commonwealth of Nations.

Trinidad and Tobago is a diverse nation with some 40% of people being East Indian/ Indo-Trinidadian, 40% Black/ Afro-Trinidadian and 20% Multiracial. In the 2001 Census, people of Trinidadian descent in the UK were most likely to have responded to Black Caribbean, under the Black British category, Indian British or Other South Asian under the Asian British category. People of mixed race would have responded to Mixed British. [ [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census/ Estimates for Black Caribbean population] ]

Famous Trinidadian British people

* Trevor MacDonald, Broadcaster and Newsreader (knighted and has won more awards than any other British broadcaster)
* Kevin Austin - footballer (currently with Chesterfield F.C. and chose to play for Trinidad and Tobago over England at international level)
* Christopher Birchall - footballer (receiver of a CM Medal and currently with Coventry City)
* Chris Bisson - actor (most famous for acting in East Is East, Coronation Street and Shameless)
* Ian Cox - footballer (currenty with Maidstone United and also chose to play for Trinidad and Tobago at international level)
* Clem Curtis - singer (former lead singer of The Foundations
* Amanda Ghost - songwriter (writer behind hits such as You're Beautiful, Tattoo, Thank You and Beautiful Liar)
* Darcus Howe - broadcaster and columnist (mostly associated with Channel 4, also notable for organising the 20,000 strong Black People's March of 1981)
* Shaka Hislop - footballer (now retired but has played for the likes of Newcastle United, West Ham and the U.S. side FC Dallas)
* C. L. R. James - journalist, socialist theorist and writer
* Claudia Jones - feminist, Black Nationalist and political activist
* Ronnie Mauge - footballer
* Clinton Morrison - footballer
* Craig Rocastle - footballer
* Jlloyd Samuel - footballer
* Ricky Shakes - footballer
* Rudolph Walker - actor
* Tony Warner - footballer
* Don Warrington - actor
* Wiley - Grime MC and producer
* Bobby Zamora - footballer

See also

* Black British
* British Mixed
* British African-Caribbean community
* Guyanese Canadians
* Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago
* Trinidadian Americans
* Trinidadian Canadians

References

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