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James Cook was born on 27th October 1728 in Marton, England. His father worked on a farm and James was one of eight children. -
James Cook, aged 17, became an apprentice for a ship owner called John Walker in Whitby. This means he
learnt the skills, techniques and practices of handling a ship for an agreed amount of time for low wages. -
James Cook joined the Royal Navy in June 1755 at Wapping in East London as an ordinary seaman. -
James Cook married Elizabeth Batts on 21st December 1762. They had six children, but Elizabeth outlived all her children and her husband and died in 1835 aged 93. -
Captain James Cook set sail for the Pacific on the Endeavour ship. He headed to parts of the world that were unchartered, not recorded or located on a map. -
Captain James Cook set sail again on the same journey. He travelled through extremely large areas of the Pacific Ocean and even into the Antarctic Circle. -
Cook explored the northern Pacific and mapped extensive parts of North America and Alaska. -
On 14th February 1779, Captain Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.