Captain James Cook, the explorer produced a number of children between his epic voyages. All of them died young and the conventional wisdom is that there were no Cook grandchildren.
However, an elderly relative of mine has been doing some reading of letters in the Cook collection in the NZ National Archives and has come across a letter from J Atkinson, which states how he is related to the Captain.
I can't believe that if there was any truth in this story,it has waited all this time for a woman in her mid 80's to find! However she is very excited about it and wants to know how she could prove the link!
Any suggestions?
However, an elderly relative of mine has been doing some reading of letters in the Cook collection in the NZ National Archives and has come across a letter from J Atkinson, which states how he is related to the Captain.
Son James, (1763-1794) was drowned, but according to this letter he married a 'domestic servant' whom Mrs Capt Cook would not acknowledge (being very class conscious). The grandfather of the writer visited Mrs Cook who was very cool towards him, he said.
Captain Cook
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James Cook b 1763
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Robert Cook (of Lilling, Yorks)
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Jabez (sp?) Cook (uncle of J Atkinson)
Minnie Cook , in Canada, daughter of Robert Cook,(son of R. Cook of Lilling).
Sir Frank Wild, son of Annie Wild (Annie Cook), is a descendant of Capt Cook.
Captain Cook
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James Cook b 1763
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Robert Cook (of Lilling, Yorks)
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Jabez (sp?) Cook (uncle of J Atkinson)
Minnie Cook , in Canada, daughter of Robert Cook,(son of R. Cook of Lilling).
Sir Frank Wild, son of Annie Wild (Annie Cook), is a descendant of Capt Cook.
I can't believe that if there was any truth in this story,it has waited all this time for a woman in her mid 80's to find! However she is very excited about it and wants to know how she could prove the link!
Any suggestions?
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