List of crew members aboard the first voyage of James Cook

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 and seeking evidence of the alleged southern territories, named by that time as Terra Australis Incognita. The ship chosen for the voyage was . 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. There was also one occurrence of successful desertion of Patrick Saunders, who after being disrated, escaped the ship.

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

+Personnel of HMS EndeavourNameRankNotesOriginJames CookFirst Lieutenant (Commander)Marton-in-ClevelandZachary HicksSecond LieutenantDied on 26 May 1771StepneyJohn GoreThird LieutenantColony of VirginiaRobert MolyneuxMasterDied on 16 April 1771William Brougham MunkhouseSurgeonDied on 05 November 1770Charles ClerkeMaster’s mateRichard PickersgillMaster’s mateWest TanfieldAlexander WeirMaster’s mateDied on 14 September 1768 at MadeiraFifePatrick SaundersMidshipmanDisrated to Able Seaman, then ran in Batavia on 25 December 1770Jonathan MunkhouseMidshipmanDied on 06 February 1771John BootieMidshipmanDied on 04 February 1771Francis WilkinsonMidshipmanWilliam PerrySurgeon’s mateChiswickRichard OrtonClerkJohn GathreyBoatswainDied on 04 February 1771John SatterleyCarpenterDied on 12 February 1771Stephen ForwoodGunnerThomas HardmanBoatswain’s mateLondonJohn ReadingYeoman of sheetsDied on 28 August 1769KinsaleTimothy ReardenBoatswain's mate. YeomanDied on 24 December 1770CorkBenjamin JordanCarpenter’s mateDied on 31 January 1771DeptfordGeorge Nowell (Knowel)Carpenter's crewFrancis HaiteCarpenter's crew. YeomanDied on 30 January 1771RochesterSamuel MoodyCarpenter's crew. YeomanDied on 30 January 1771WorcesterRichard HughesCarpenter's crewLondonIsaac JohnsonCooperKnutsfordJohn GoodjohnCooper's MateWilliam DawsonCooper's StewardDeptfordRobert StainsbyCapitan's StewardDinsdale near DarlingtonJohn WoodworthLieutenant’s StewardDied on 24 December 1770William HowsonFirst Lieutenant’s StewardDied on 30 November 1770LondonWilliam HarveySecond Lieutenant’s StewardLondonNataniel MoreyThird Lieutenant's StewardIsaac George ManleyMaster’s ServantNicholas YoungSurgeon's ServantThomas JordanBoatswain's ServantDaniel RobertsGunner's ServantDied on 02 February 1771Edward TerrellCarpenter's ServantLondonJohn ThompsonShip's CookDied on 31 January 1771Thomas KnightCook's ServantThomas MatthewsCook's BoySamuel EvansCoxswain (Quartermaster)Robert TaylorArmourerJohn RavenhillSailmakerDied on 26 January 1771HullWilliam CollettAble Seaman; BarberHigh WycombeArchibald Wolf (Wolfe)Able Seaman; TaylorDied on 31 January 1771EdinburghHenry JeffsAble Seaman; ButcherDied on 27 February 1771Forby SutherlandAble SeamanDied on 01 May 1770OrkneyIsaac SmithAble SeamanLondonPeter FlowerAble SeamanDied on 02 December 1768GuernseyJohn RamsayAble SeamanPlymouthSamuel JonesAble SeamanLondonJames NicholsonAble SeamanDied on 31 January 1771InvernessIssac ParkerAble SeamanIpswichThomas SimmondsAble SeamanLondonRobert AndersonAble SeamanInvernessJames GrayAble SeamanLeithMatthew CoxAble SeamanGillinghamRichard HutchinsAble SeamanCharles WilliamsAble SeamanBristolJoseph ChildsAble SeamanDublinAlexander SimpsonAble SeamanDied on 21 February 1771Henry StephensAble SeamanFalmouthThomas JonesAble SeamanBangorAntonio PontoAble SeamanVenice, ItalyJohn DozeyAble SeamanDied on 07 April 1771BrazilJames FunleyAble SeamanBlackwallMichael LittleboyAble SeamanDeptfordWilliam PeckoverAble SeamanEyotJames Maria MagraAble SeamanNew YorkRichard LittleboyAble SeamanDeptfordJohn EdgcumbeMarine Sergeant, Royal MarinesJohn TrusloveMarine Corporal, Royal MarinesDied on 24 January 1771Thomas RossiterMarine Drummer, Royal MarinesWilliam JudgeMarine Private, Royal MarinesHenry PaulMarine Private, Royal MarinesDaniel PrestonMarine Private, Royal MarinesDied on 15 February 1771William WilshireMarine Private, Royal MarinesWilliam GreensladeMarine Private, Royal MarinesDied on 26 March 1769Samuel GibsonMarine Private, Royal MarinesThomas DunsterMarine Private, Royal MarinesDied on 25 January 1771Clement WebbMarine Private, Royal MarinesJohn BowlesMarine Private, Royal MarinesJoseph BanksNaturalistRevesby AbbeyDaniel Carl SolanderNaturalistSwedenHerman Diedrich SpöringNaturalistDied on 24 January 1771FinlandCharles GreenAstronomerDied on 18 December 1770WentworthJohn ReynoldsAstronomer's ServantDied on 18 December 1770Sydney ParkinsonArtistDied on 26 January 1771EdinburghAlexander BuchanArtistDied on 17 April 1769EdinburghHerman Diedrich SpöringMr Banks’ SecretaryDied on 25 January 1771James RobertsMr Banks' ServantMareham le FenPeter BriscoeMr Banks' ServantRevesby AbbeyThomas RichmondMr Banks' ServantDied on 16 January 1769George DorltonMr Banks' ServantDied on 16 January 1769

List of crew members aboard the first voyage of James Cook

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