Historedia
Person

Captain Samuel Bunker

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1823–1825

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Captain Samuel Bunker, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Malden Island sighted by George Byron

    1823–1825

    Role: Whaling captain

    1. 1823-1824 · Malden IslandPrior Whaling Sightings

      Whaling captains Valentine Starbuck and William Clark may have sighted Malden Island in 1823, before the documented sighting by Samuel Bunker in March 1825.

    2. 30 July 1825 · Malden IslandSighting of Malden Island

      Captain George Anson Byron sighted Malden Island on 30 July 1825 during the return voyage of HMS Blonde from Honolulu to London.

Sources

  1. Malden Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-14