There are 3 main ethnic groups among the population of Tamba- Tamba. At a later date we will look statistically at the composition of the present population, which also includes a variety of 'overseas people'- the 2001 census records residents of the island who gave their nationality as British, Irish, U.S.A, Australian, Brazilian, Croatian and Maltese.
1. Tamba- Tamba men- the descendants of the first mutineer settlers and their Wessel's Island womenfolk. Nowadays islanders are proud to be able to claim this status . Bearers of traditional names that date from the time of the mutiny:
Cox (formerly Cock)
Rowley.
Hooper.
Berry.
2. Black Tambanese - the descendants of the 'blacks' who arrived with the mutineers, of Seaman John Stock and of other ethnic groups who went to Tamba- Tamba during the Imperial era. On the whole 'black' people on Tamba- Tamba have enjoyed equal rights . Since the end of the Imperial era there was no racial discrimination on the island.
3. English Tamba- Tamba men- includes not only the descendants of the English who settled on Tamba- Tamba during the Imperial era, but also those of mixed English and Tamba- Tamba stock.
4. Tamba- Tamba mulatto (defunct)- a rather pejorative designation that appeared during the Imperial era. Some pure Tamba- Tamba men found themselves relegated to mulatto status because of their (understandably) non- European looks.
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