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List of crew members aboard the first voyage of James Cook

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The first voyage of James Cook was a discovery expedition to the south Pacific Ocean, with aims of observing the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun[1] and seeking evidence of the alleged southern territories, named by that time as Terra Australis Incognita.[2] The ship chosen for the voyage was HMS Endeavour. The makeup of the crew during the voyage varied due the high mortality, for which contributed mainly malaria and dysentery, that the crew had contracted in Batavia.[3] There was also one occurrence of successful desertion of Patrick Saunders, who after being disrated, escaped the ship.[a][5]

Personnel

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The following is a complete list of initial crew that departed from Plymouth on 26 August 1768 according to ship's journal.[6][5]

Personnel of HMS Endeavour
Name Rank Notes Origin
James Cook First Lieutenant (Commander) Marton-in-Cleveland
Zachary Hicks Second Lieutenant Died on 26 May 1771 Stepney
John Gore Third Lieutenant Colony of Virginia
Robert Molyneux Master Died on 16 April 1771
William Brougham Munkhouse Surgeon Died on 05 November 1770
Charles Clerke Master’s mate
Richard Pickersgill Master’s mate West Tanfield
Alexander Weir Master’s mate Died on 14 September 1768 at Madeira Fife
Patrick Saunders Midshipman Disrated to Able Seaman, then ran in Batavia on 25 December 1770
Jonathan Munkhouse Midshipman Died on 06 February 1771
John Bootie Midshipman Died on 04 February 1771
Francis Wilkinson Midshipman
William Perry Surgeon’s mate Chiswick
Richard Orton Clerk
John Gathrey Boatswain Died on 04 February 1771
John Satterley Carpenter Died on 12 February 1771
Stephen Forwood Gunner
Thomas Hardman Boatswain’s mate London
John Reading Yeoman of sheets Died on 28 August 1769 Kinsale
Timothy Rearden Boatswain's mate. Yeoman Died on 24 December 1770 Cork
Benjamin Jordan Carpenter’s mate Died on 31 January 1771 Deptford
George Nowell (Knowel) Carpenter's crew
Francis Haite Carpenter's crew. Yeoman Died on 30 January 1771 Rochester
Samuel Moody Carpenter's crew. Yeoman Died on 30 January 1771 Worcester
Richard Hughes Carpenter's crew London
Isaac Johnson Cooper Knutsford
John Goodjohn Cooper's Mate
William Dawson Cooper's Steward Deptford
Robert Stainsby Capitan's Steward Dinsdale near Darlington
John Woodworth Lieutenant’s Steward Died on 24 December 1770
William Howson First Lieutenant’s Steward Died on 30 November 1770 London
William Harvey Second Lieutenant’s Steward London
Nataniel Morey Third Lieutenant's Steward
Isaac George Manley Master’s Servant
Nicholas Young Surgeon's Servant
Thomas Jordan Boatswain's Servant
Daniel Roberts Gunner's Servant Died on 02 February 1771
Edward Terrell Carpenter's Servant London
John Thompson Ship's Cook Died on 31 January 1771
Thomas Knight Cook's Servant
Thomas Matthews Cook's Boy
Samuel Evans Coxswain (Quartermaster)
Robert Taylor Armourer
John Ravenhill Sailmaker Died on 26 January 1771 Hull
William Collett Able Seaman; Barber High Wycombe
Archibald Wolf (Wolfe) Able Seaman; Taylor Died on 31 January 1771 Edinburgh
Henry Jeffs Able Seaman; Butcher Died on 27 February 1771
Forby Sutherland Able Seaman Died on 01 May 1770 Orkney
Isaac Smith Able Seaman London
Peter Flower Able Seaman Died on 02 December 1768 Guernsey
John Ramsay Able Seaman Plymouth
Samuel Jones Able Seaman London
James Nicholson Able Seaman Died on 31 January 1771 Inverness
Issac Parker Able Seaman Ipswich
Thomas

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Able Seaman London
Robert Anderson Able Seaman Inverness
James Gray Able Seaman Leith
Matthew Cox Able Seaman Gillingham
Richard Hutchins Able Seaman
Charles Williams Able Seaman Bristol
Joseph Childs Able Seaman Dublin
Alexander Simpson Able Seaman Died on 21 February 1771
Henry Stephens Able Seaman Falmouth
Thomas Jones Able Seaman Bangor
Antonio Ponto Able Seaman Venice, Italy
John Dozey Able Seaman Died on 07 April 1771 Brazil
James Funley Able Seaman Blackwall
Michael Littleboy Able Seaman Deptford
William Peckover Able Seaman Eyot
James Maria Magra Able Seaman New York
Richard Littleboy Able Seaman Deptford
John Edgcumbe Marine Sergeant, Royal Marines
John Truslove Marine Corporal, Royal Marines Died on 24 January 1771
Thomas Rossiter Marine Drummer, Royal Marines
William Judge Marine Private, Royal Marines
Henry Paul Marine Private, Royal Marines
Daniel Preston Marine Private, Royal Marines Died on 15 February 1771
William Wilshire Marine Private, Royal Marines
William Greenslade Marine Private, Royal Marines Died on 26 March 1769
Samuel Gibson Marine Private, Royal Marines
Thomas Dunster Marine Private, Royal Marines Died on 25 January 1771
Clement Webb Marine Private, Royal Marines
John Bowles Marine Private, Royal Marines
Joseph Banks Naturalist Revesby Abbey
Daniel Carl Solander Naturalist Sweden
Charles Green Astronomer Died on 18 December 1770 Wentworth
John Reynolds Astronomer's Servant Died on 18 December 1770
Sydney Parkinson Artist Died on 26 January 1771 Edinburgh
Alexander Buchan Artist Died on 17 April 1769 Edinburgh
Herman Diedrich Spöring Mr Banks’ Secretary Died on 25 January 1771
James Roberts Mr Banks' Servant Mareham le Fen
Peter Briscoe Mr Banks' Servant Revesby Abbey
Thomas Richmond Mr Banks' Servant Died on 16 January 1769
George Dorlton Mr Banks' Servant Died on 16 January 1769

See also

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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ In case of his escape James Cook refrained from sending search party, which he normally would commend in similar cases.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rigby & van der Merwe 2002, p. 24.
  2. ^ ""Secret Instructions to Lieutenant Cook 30 July 1768 (UK)". National Library of Australia. 2005". 2008-07-21. Archived from the original on 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2024-02-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "James Cook and his voyages". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. ^ "Patrick SAUNDERS - Captain James Cook R.N. Crew Database" (PDF). Captain Cook Society.
  5. ^ a b "The People in Endeavour During Cook's First Voyage". www.captaincooksociety.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  6. ^ "James Roberts - 'A Journal of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour Round the World, Lieut. James Cook, Commander, 27th May 1768', 27 May - 14 May 1770, with annotations 1771". digital.sl.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-02-29.

Works cited

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