Where did James Cook live in England?

Answer 1

James Cook was born on 27 October 1728. He was the second of eight children. His father was James Cook, a farmer and his mother was Grace Pace, a locally born girl. He was born in Marton, Yorkshire and in 1736 they moved to Airy Holme farm in Great Ayton. His father's boss paid for young James to attend the local school. In 1741 he started to work for his father. When he was 16 he moved to the fishing village of Staithes where he was apprenticed to a grocer. After that, he took to the sea after deciding that the shop life wasn't for him.

Answer 2

• James Cook was the son of a farm labourer.
• His mother was named Grace Pace until she married his father.
• Cook was not very ambitious so he was apprenticed to a haberdasher/grocer at age 16.
• He lacked aptitude for that trade, so his employer took him to meet local shipowners, who took him on as a merchant navy apprentice.

Answer 3

Yes. James Cook was the son of a farm labourer.

Answer 4

As a child, James Cook lived in Marton, a small farming community in Yorkshire, England.

Answer 5

James cook grew up in England

Answer 6

He lived in Yorkshire,England.

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