Endeavour Muster.

The following is a list of the men whose names were entered on the muster roll of HM Bark Endeavour on its 1768 voyage to the Pacific. Not all of the men actually sailed on the ship with some running and others being discharged before its departure from Plymouth.

No.
Name
Joined /
Position
Born
Died
Notes
1. James Cook 27 May 1768 as First Lieutenant 27 October 1728 in Marton 14 February 1779 in Hawai'i  
2. William Howson 27 May 1768 as Captain's servant.AB from 01 May 1770 (see also 103) ~1752 in London 1819? in St. Mary Newington Supposedly on Grenville in Newfoundland but not included in Grenville muster. PROB 11/1623(?)
3. John Satterley 27 May 1768 as Carpenter   12 February 1771 in the Indian Ocean Helped with fitting out of ship.
4. Edward Terrell 27 May 1768 as Carpenter's servant. AB from 01 September 1769. (see also 101) ~1750 in Spitalfields, London   Remained on the Endeavour after first voyage but discharged on 03 November 1771. Sailed on the second voyage on the Resolution as AB.
5. Alexander Weir 27 May 1768 as Quartermaster ~1733 in Fife 14 September 1768 at Madeira Drowned when dragged down by buoy-rope and anchor
6. Isaac Smith 27 May 1768 as AB. Midshipman from 23 May 1770. Master's mate from 26 May 1771. ~1752 in London 1831 in London Sailed on the Grenville,/i> in 1767 as AB. Sailed on the second voyage on the Resolution as Master's mate.
7. Peter Flower 27 May 1768 as AB ~1750 in Guernsey 02 December 1768 at Rio de Janeiro Sailed on the Grenville from 1764 to 1767 as AB. Drowned in Rio harbour
8. Timothy Rearden 27 May 1768 as AB ~1743 in Cork 24 December 1770 in Batavia Sailed on the Grenville in 1766 and 1767 as AB.
9. William Grimshaw 27 May 1768 as AB ~1743 in Liverpool   Ran on 14 June 1768. Sailed on the Grenville in 1767 as AB. in 1767.
10. Thomas Hardman 27 May 1768 as Boatswain's mate. AB from 25 March 1769. Sailmaker from 01 February 1771. ~1735 in London   Sailed on the Grenville in 1767 as AB.
11. John Ramsay 27 May 1768 as AB ~1747 in Plymouth   Sailed on the second voyage on the Resolution as Cook
12. William Dawson 27 May 1768 as AB ~1749 in Deptford   Sailed on the second voyage on the Resolution as Clerk. Joined the Resolution for the third voyage but was discharged before sailing. Petitioned Joseph Banks on 02 July 1788.
13. James Griffiths 27 May 1768 as Clerk     Discharged on 29 June 1768
14. Francis Haite 27 May 1768 as AB and carpenter's crew ~1726 in Rochester, Kent In the Indian Ocean on 30 January 1771 Sailed to Pacific with Byron on the Dolphin as AB
15. Benjamin Jordan 27 May 1768 as Carpenter's mate ~1738 in Deptford In the Indian Ocean on 31 January 1771  
16. Widow's man        
17. Edward Colkin Joined on 30 May 1768 as AB ~1742 in London   Ran on 16 June 1768
18. Samuel Jones 30 May 1768 as AB ~1746 in London   Punished 2 times; on 12 April 1769 for disobedience; and on 13 November 1769 for disobedience. Petitioned Joseph Banks on 26 January 1786
19. Thomas Simms Joined on 30 May 1768 as AB     Ran on 14 June 1768
20. Edward Duggan Joined on 30 May 1768 as AB     Ran on 10 July 1768
21. Robert Surby 30 May 1768 as AB ~1747 in London   Ran on 16 June 1768
22. James Mayfield 30 May 1768 as AB ~1745 in London   Ran on 14 June 1768
23. John Pritchard 30 May 1768 as AB ~1738 in London   Ran on 30 June 1768
24. James Nicholson 30 May 1768 as AB ~1747 in Inverness In the Indian Ocean on 31 January 1771 Punished on 12 June 1769 for theft. PROB 11/970
25. Forby Sutherland 30 May 1768 as AB ~1739 at Orkney Botany Bay on 01 May 1770 Memorial to him at Kurnell near Sutherland Point (named after him)
26. Isaac Parker 30 May 1768 as AB. Boatswain's mate from 25 March 1769 ~1741 in Ipswich    
27. William Curtis 31 May 1768 as AB ~1744 in Plymouth   Ran on 19 June 1768
28. Robert Brown 31 May 1768 as AB     Discharged on 19 August 1768
29. Thomas Simmonds 31 May 1768 as AB ~1744 in Brentford, West London 1780?  
30. John Reading (Redding, Readon) 01 June 1768 as Boatswain's mate ~1744 in Kinsale, Ireland 28 August 1769 from drinking too much rum Punished on 30 November 1768 for neglect of duty. PROB 11/XXX.

  The following men ran before the Endeavour sailed from Plymouth:

Muster number Name Ran / Deserted
35. Matthew Burn. Ran at Deptford on 09 June 1768.
9. William Grimshaw. Ran at Deptford on 14 June 1768.
19. Thomas Simms. Ran at Deptford on 14 June 1768.
22. James Mayfield. Ran at Deptford on 14 June 1768.
17. Edward Colkin. Ran at Deptford on 16 June 1768.
21. Robert Surby. Ran at Deptford on 16 June 1768.
45. Edward Cook. Ran at Deptford on 16 June 1768.
27. William Curtis. Ran at Deptford on 19 June 1768.
31. James Trumble. Ran at Deptford on 29 June 1768.
38. Thomas Brown. Ran at Deptford on 29 June 1768.
69 Lewis Phillips. Ran at Deptford on 28 June 1768.
23. John Pritchard. Ran at Deptford on 30 June 1768.
33. James Patterson. Ran at Deptford on 30 June 1768.
39. Robert Beats. Ran at Deptford on 30 June 1768.
81. Thomas Frazier. Ran at Deptford on 09 July 1768.
20. Edward Duggan. Ran at Deptford on 10 July 1768.
37. James Williams. Ran at Gallions Reach on 22 July 1768.
84. William Edson. Ran at Gallions Reach on 22 July 1768.

  The following men were discharged before the Endeavour sailed from Plymouth:

Muster number Name Discharged
49. John Kelly. Discharged at Deptford on 13 June 1768.
50. Christopher Coleman. Discharged at Deptford on 13 June 1768.
13. James Griffiths. Discharged at Deptford on 29 June 1768.
34. John Swan. Discharged at The Downs on 08 August 1768.
M6. Nicholas Brewer. Discharged at Plymouth on 17 August 1768.
28. Robert Brown. Discharged at Plymouth on 19 August 1768.

  The following men died the voyage:

Muster number Name Died
5. Alexander Weir. Drowned at Madeira on 14 September 1768.
7. Peter Flower. Drowned at Rio de Janeiro on 02 December 1768.
S11. Thomas Richmond. Died at Tierra del Fuego on 16 January 1769.
S12. George Dorlton. Died at Tierra del Fuego on 16 January 1769.
M9. William Greenslade. Drowned (suicide) in the Pacific Ocean on 26 March 1769.
S7. Alexander Buchan. Died at Tahiti on 17 April 1769.
30. John Reading. Died in the Pacific Ocean on 28 August 1769.
25 Forby Sutherland. Died at Botany Bay on 01 May 1770.
72. William Brougham Munkhouse. Died at Batavia on 05 November 1770.
S66. Taiata. Died at Batavia on 17 December 1770.
S5. John Reynolds. Died at Batavia on 18 December 1770.
S65. Tupaia. Died at Batavia on 20 December 1770.
8. Timothy Rearden. Died at Batavia on 24 December 1770.
89. John Woodworth. Died at Batavia on 24 December 1770.
M2. John Truslove. Died in the Indian Ocean on 24 January 1771.
M11. Thomas Dunster. Died in the Indian Ocean on 25 January 1771.
S8. Herman Diedrich Spöring. Died in the Indian Ocean on 25 January 1771.
59. John Ravenhill. Died in the Indian Ocean on 26 January 1771.
S6. Sydney Parkinson. Died in the Indian Ocean on 26 January 1771.
S4. Charles Green. Died in the Indian Ocean on 29 January 1771.
14. Francis Haite. Died in the Indian Ocean on 30 January 1771.
42. Samuel Moody. Died in the Indian Ocean on 30 January 1771.
15. Benjamin Jordan. Died in the Indian Ocean on 31 January 1771.
24. James Nicholson. Died in the Indian Ocean on 31 January 1771.
57. John Thompson. Died in the Indian Ocean on 31 January 1771.
60. Archibald Wolf. Died in the Indian Ocean on 31 January 1771.
63. Daniel Roberts. Died in the Indian Ocean on 02 February 1771.
97. John Thurman. Died in the Indian Ocean on 03 February 1771.
32. John Bootie. Died in the Indian Ocean on 04 February 1771.
47. John Gathrey. Died in the Indian Ocean on 04 February 1771.
74. Jonathan Munkhouse. Died in the Indian Ocean on 06 February 1771.
3. John Satterley. Died in the Indian Ocean on 12 February 1771.
M7. Daniel Preston. Died in the Indian Ocean on 15 February 1771.
109. Alexander Lindsay. Died in the Indian Ocean on 19 February 1771.
71. Alexander Simpson. Died in the Indian Ocean on 21 February 1771.
46. Henry Jeffs. Died in the Indian Ocean on 27 February 1771.
98. Manuel Pereira. Died in the Indian Ocean on 27 February 1771.
111. Peter Morgan. Died in the Indian Ocean on 07 March 1771.
112. Richard Thomas. Died at Cape Town on 15 March 1771.
113. John Lorrain. Died at Cape Town on 04 April 1771.
83. John Dozey. Died at Cape Town on 07 April 1771.
64. Robert Molyneux. Died near Robben Island on 16 April 1771.
40. Zachary Hicks. Died in the North Atlantic Ocean on 26 May 1771.