Captain James Cook

By lbrown31

  • Cook was born

    Captain Cook was born in October 27 1728. Marton UK

  • Cook went to school

    Cook's family moved to Great Ayton he attended the local school

  • Cook apprenticed

    Cook apprenticed to William Sanderson haberdasher and gracer of staithes

  • Cook apprenticed

    Cook apprenticed to John Walker a whitby shipowner

  • Cook joined the navy

    Cook joined the Royal Navy and saw active service in the English channel and Atlantic

  • Cooks seven years of war

    During the seven years war he sailed with the fleet to Canada were he learned to survey and assisted with the charting of the S.T. Lawrence River

  • Cook returned to England

    Cook returned to England and married Elizabeth Batts

  • Cook was chosen to lead an expadition

    Cook was chosen to lead an expadition to the south seas he left ply mouth(avg) and travelled via Madenira (scp) Rio De Janiro (nov-Dec) and tierra del fue go ( Jan-69) to tahiti

  • Cooks death

    News of Cooks death reached Britan (jan) before the resilution and discovery arrived back in England (oct)