HMB Endeavour
Captain
James Cook
Lieutenants
Zachary Hicks
John Gore
Midshipmen
Charles Clerke
William Harvey
James Magra
Patrick Saunders
John Bootie
Jonathan Monkhouse
Master
Robert Molyneux
Boatswain
John Gathrey
Quartermasters
Alexander Weir
Samuel Evans
Carpenter
John Satterley
Sailmaker
John Ravenhill
Gunner
Stephen Forwood
Cook
John Thompson
Surgeon
William Monkhouse
i/c Marines
John Edgcumbe
Astronomer
Charles Green
Naturalists
Joseph Banks
Daniel Solander
Hermann Sporing
Artists
Sydney Parkinson
Alexander Buchan
HMS Resolution
HMS Adventure
Tobias Furneaux
Robert Cooper
Arthur Kempe
Richard Pickersgill
James Burney
James Colnett
Thomas Woodhouse
Love Constable
Isaac Manley
Samuel Kemp
Thomas Willis
George Moorey
Joseph Price
Henry Lightfoot
Charles Loggie
John Lambrecht
Joseph Gilbert
Peter Fannen
James Grey
Edward Johns
Francis Scarnell
Robert Moody
Patrick Whelan
Francis Murphy
Anthony Atkin
Francis Treneer
Samuel Bordall
Robert Barber
John Ellwell
John Lockton
James Wallis
William Offord
Richard Rollett
Andrew Hill
Robert Anderson
Andrew Gloag
John Ramsay
Mortimer Mahoney
James Patton
Thomas Andrews
James Scott
William Wales
William Bayly
Johann Forster
Georg Forster
Anders Sparrman
Artist
William Hodges
HMS Discovery
Captains
James King
John Rickman
John Williamson
William Charlton
Edward Riou
Richard Hergest
George Vancouver
William Midd
Alexander Mouat
James Trevenen
John Martin
William Shuttleworth
John Hatley
John Watts
James Ward
William Bligh
Thomas Edgar
William Ewin
Aneas Aitken
William Hollamby
John Brown
William Stevens
Thomas Roberts
James Cleveley
Peter Reynolds
William Widdall
William Hillsey
William Peckover
Robert Morris
Robert Goulding
William Anderson
John Law
David Samwell
Molesworth Phillips
James Kich
John Webber
John Robson
The lists contain only the officers and persons who played significant roles during the three voyages. I felt there were too many other crew members to include everyone.
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 1997, volume 25, number 4 (2002)
Steve, sorry there was no William Wilson of Whitby on any of Cook's three voyages of discovery.In fact there was only one Whitby sailor who was involved with his voyages, that was a Thomas SNOWDEN who was a sailmaker's mate on Resolution on the second voyage.
Hi ,is there any record of a William Wilson of Whitby ever sailing with Cook?
Paul, yes there are comprehensive musters for most of Cook's ship, on this website, go tohttps://www.captaincooksociety.com/home/cook-s-ships/musters-of-cook-s-shipsBut according to my records there was nobody called Dinsmore who served under Cook on any of his ships.
Is there a more complete crew list? I’ve been told there was a Dinsmore in one of the crews. Thanks
Joanna, thank you for your interesting enquiry. I wonder if the James Alexander who you are enquiring after was the same servant of the Earl of Saandwich as the James Alexander who was buried in the churchyard at Brampton? See page 19 of the following linkhttp://www.ely.anglican.org/parishes/brampton/pdfdocs/tBm1612w.pdfThat James Alexander came from Africa and not the Pacific Islands. To which I can add that details were recorded of several Polynesians who were passengers for part of Cook's voyages. But none were recorded as boarding at Fiji.
Is there any information on passengers picked up during the voyages?I’m particularly interested to know if a man was taken to England from FijiThe man was known as James Alexander when he was in the service of the Earl of Sandwich, supposedly brought back as a gift for the Earl to thank him for his support of the voyage
Nic, I have checked the master list of all the crew who served on Cook's three voyages of discovery, and the surname Peake does not appear. The musters of some of the other ships that Cook served on, including the Whitby colliers and some Royal Navy ships can be found on this website athttps://www.captaincooksociety.com/home/cook-s-ships/musters-of-cook-s-shipshave a look through those muster lists. There were 3 officers called James Cook serving in the Royal Navy in the late 18th century, I wonder if your ancestor might have served under a different James Cook ?
I've been told that one of my ancestors was a member of the crew on one of Cook's voyages - it may have been an earlier voyage than the 3 great ones. his name was W or T Peake - I was told he was a cook but he may have been a lesser rank or posting. Is there any way of finding out details of the other crew members? Id be grateful of any help Thanks Nic Peake in Manchester UK
Roger, yes Cook did have the services of a ship's clerk on all of his voyages. The letter book of the Endeavour is held by the National Library of Australia, and is available on-line (I think). All of the letters in that book were written by Richard Orton, the ship's clerk, in a beautiful copperplate script, a far cry from Cook's handwriting. I expect that you know that the man in charge of the Marines on Endeavour was a Lt. Molesworth-Phillips .
Did Cook have a clerk (Midshipman) to write up his observation or did Cook do that himself?I have a relative Richard Molesworth who was a Captains Clerk in the RN 1795-1809.
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