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 seaman 1759: Takes part in surveying the St. Lawrence River in Canada 1760-67: Surveys the islands of Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon off the east coast of Canada 1768-71: First Voyage round the world in the ship Endeavour 1772-75: Second Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Adventure 1776-80: Third Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Discovery, completed without him 1779: 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 seaman 1759: Takes part in surveying the St. Lawrence River in Canada 1760-67: Surveys the islands of Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon off the east coast of Canada 1768-71: First Voyage round the world in the ship Endeavour 1772-75: Second Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Adventure 1776-80: Third Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Discovery, completed without him 1779: 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.
September 1773 March 1774 August 1774 1755 - 1757 1772 - 1779