On 17th. June 1755 Cook joined the Royal Navy at Wapping.
References: Clifford E. Thornton, "Captain Cook in Cleveland", Middlesbrough Council, 1978. C. Preston, "Captain James Cook R.N., F.R.S.", Whitby Literary Society, 1973.
Paul Capper
Originally published in Cook's Log, page 303, volume 7, number 4 (1984).
I also am intrigued by cook naming islands with Cumbrian names .william brougham monkhouse his surgeon and Jonathan were from Carlisle Cumbria as was a previous surgeon known to cook John crosier surgeon of hms dolphin and William crosier surgeons second mate on cooks ship Pembroke were also born at dalston Carlisle.
Good luck with your studies Ron. What is needed is a directory of those locations and geographical features that were named by Cook, with an explanation of why he named them so. I am puzzled by your reference to Cumbrian names, as Cook spent his boyhood in North Yorkshire and never lived in Cumbria?
I will be visiting Whitby & Great Ayton early June seeking information on Capt Cook's journeys along the eastern Australian coast. He named many islands adjacent to the Qld coast all with Cumbrian names. In retirement I would like to achieve a degree in history majoring on the journeys of Capt Cook if possible. My family originally lived I Great Ayton until late 19th century when they moved to Durham.
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