The Crew on each Voyage

The Crews of Cook's Third Voyage
Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780

The lists below contain only the officers and persons who played significant roles during this voyage. There are too many other crew members to include everyone here. A complete list can be found on the Musters page,

Elsewhere on this website are Profiles and Family Trees of some of the people listed. Click on the links below marked and .

 

  HMS Resolution HMS Discovery
Captains James Cook Charles Clerke 
  Charles Clerke  John Gore 
  John Gore  James King 
Lieutenants James King  James Burney 
  John Gore  John Rickman 
  John Williamson  
  William Harvey   
  James Burney   
Midshipmen William Charlton  Edward Riou 
  Richard Hergest  George Vancouver
  William Midd Alexander Mouat  
  James Trevenen   John Martin  
  William Shuttleworth  William Harvey 
  John Hatley    
  John Watts   
  James Ward   
Master William Bligh  Thomas Edgar 
Boatswain William Ewin Aneas Aitken
Quartermasters Patrick Whelan William Hollamby  
  John Brown William Stevens
  Thomas Roberts  
Carpenter James Cleveley  Peter Reynolds
Sailmaker William Widdall William Hillsey 
Gunner Robert Anderson William Peckover 
Cook Robert Morris Robert Goulding
Surgeon William Anderson  John Law 
  John Law  David Samwell 
i/c Marines Molesworth Phillips  James Kich
Astronomer   William Bayly 
Artist John Webber   

 

John Robson

Originally published in Cook's Log, page 1913, volume 25, number 1 (2002).
Corrected in Cook's Log, page 1963, volume 25, number 3 (2002)
Explanation added in Cook's Log, page 1963, volume 25, number 4 (2002)

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Philip Grise
Just finished "The Wide, Wide Sea" by Hampton Sides. Was James Williamson court martialed for his cowardice on the day of Cook's death? And did Molesworth Phillips ever face Williamson in a 2nd duel? Many thanks, Philip Grise, Stamford Connecticut, USA
John Frederick Herbert Clerke
Family rumours say Clerke’s’ in Australia somewhere related to Captain Charles Clerke. Our research goes back to a Thomas Clerke (1772 - ?.) m . Sarah Bennet 1775-1849. Question I have is did any of Cpt. Charles Clerke’s brothers (Joseph, William or Thomas) have a son named Thomas (1772-?) Many Thanks John T
Cliff Thornton
Hello John T, thank you for your enquiry. The Captain Cook Society website has a short family tree giving the ancestry of Charles Clerke. You can find it online at https://www.captaincooksociety.com/Portals/ccs/Files/Documents/FamilyTrees/Family%20Tree%20of%20Clerke,%20Charles.pdf Unfortunately the generations after Charles Clarke have not been examined, so I do not think that you will find the answer that you are looking for here. Have you looked on the Ancestry website, there are several trees containing Charles Clerke, but I do not know if they contain the answer that you are seeking. Good Luck with your quest.
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