Please note!

Rod Fleck, a distinguished researcher, who is co-author (with Ada Burnicle) of "A Genealogical Study of the family of Captain James Cook R.N., F.R.S. 1728 - 1779" has asked that the following notice be given on this website:

The first Family Charts compiled for the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum following its opening was February, 1979 by Clifford E. Thornton their first Curator. (prior to this date the Museum at Whitby handled all queries regarding relationship to Capt. James Cook.)

Clifford E. Thornton wrote the following:

In recent years, the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum has received numerous letters from people believing themselves to be related to the Captain in some way. Whilst some correspondents have supplied their Family Trees, others have asked if the museum can confirm a reputed relationship that has been passed down their family over a number of generations. The following family trees have been compiled in a attempt to answer past and future enquiries.

Captain Cook has no direct descendants and apart from his widow, the family surname died out in the 18th century. Hence, the presence of the surname Cook in an individual's ancestry tends to invalidate a family relationship rather than sustaining it.

Frank Collins

Family tree enquires should be directed to Frank Collins