These are perhaps the most notable dates in James Cook's life.1728: Born at Marton (near modern Middlesbrough), Yorkshire, Britain. Click for Map 1736: Family moves a few miles to Great Ayton, Yorkshire. He attends the village school. Click for Map 1744: He moves several miles to the coastal village of Staithes and is apprenticed to a shop keeper.1746: He moves south to Whitby, where he works for Captain John Walker on his ships.1755: Joins the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman1759: Takes part in surveying the St. Lawrence River in Canada1760-67: Surveys the islands of Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon off the east coast of Canada1768-71: First Voyage round the world in the ship Endeavour1772-75: Second Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Adventure1776-80: Third Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Discovery, completed without him1779: Killed at Hawaii A comprehensive list has been compiled by the late Paul Capper, and was published in Cook's Log between 1985 and 1996. A New Zealand list has been compiled by John Mitchell. A version of the Cook story has been written by Richard Aulie.
These are perhaps the most notable dates in James Cook's life.1728: Born at Marton (near modern Middlesbrough), Yorkshire, Britain. Click for Map 1736: Family moves a few miles to Great Ayton, Yorkshire. He attends the village school. Click for Map 1744: He moves several miles to the coastal village of Staithes and is apprenticed to a shop keeper.1746: He moves south to Whitby, where he works for Captain John Walker on his ships.1755: Joins the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman1759: Takes part in surveying the St. Lawrence River in Canada1760-67: Surveys the islands of Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon off the east coast of Canada1768-71: First Voyage round the world in the ship Endeavour1772-75: Second Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Adventure1776-80: Third Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Discovery, completed without him1779: Killed at Hawaii
A comprehensive list has been compiled by the late Paul Capper, and was published in Cook's Log between 1985 and 1996.
A New Zealand list has been compiled by John Mitchell.
A version of the Cook story has been written by Richard Aulie.
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