DANIEL COOK was born in Sliddery on the 28th of October. In early some early records, he is called Donald, due to the interchangeability of the two names in 19th century Scotland. He came to Troon with his family between 1824 and 1830 and began a life at sea in 1833 when he was ap-prenticed at the age of 11.
As seems to have been the case with his older brother, John[C.1.2.1], Daniel’s father had high hopes for the future of his second-eldest. “When a father apprentices his son to a trade,” wrote R. J. Cornewall-Jones, “the presumption is that the father wishes the son to become, or the son him-self wishes to become, a master in that particular calling in life.” The pri-mary goal of apprenticing a boy at sea was for him to one day become a master mariner in command of his own vessel.
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He later moved to Ardrossan and, on the 27th of July 1844, married Jane Boyd there. Jane seems to have come from a well-to-do family with good connections in Ardrossan. Born about 1819, her parents were John, a mason, and Mary (née Hol-man) Boyd of Ardrossan. Her brother, John Boyd, would go on to be-come a prominent figure in that town and a cousin, George Barrie, would go on to become a town commissioner and have a street – Barrie Terrace – named after him. The names Boyd and Barrie both appear to have been popular choices as middle names among Daniel and Jane’s descendants.
Their first son, Daniel[C.1.2.4.1], was born in Ardrossan in 1845. Fol-lowing his son’s birth and presumably the attainment of his second mate certificate, Daniel the elder returned to sea the following year.
He served as second mate aboard the ship Industry of Irvine from September 1845 to July 1846 and then aboard Phoenix of Greenock until December 1847. Jessie[C.1.2.4.2], a daughter, was born about
As seems to have been the case with his older brother, John[C.1.2.1], Daniel’s father had high hopes for the future of his second-eldest. “When a father apprentices his son to a trade,” wrote R. J. Cornewall-Jones, “the presumption is that the father wishes the son to become, or the son him-self wishes to become, a master in that particular calling in life.” The pri-mary goal of apprenticing a boy at sea was for him to one day become a master mariner in command of his own vessel.
Apprenticeships with good firms did not come cheap. Costs would have included an upfront …show more content…
He later moved to Ardrossan and, on the 27th of July 1844, married Jane Boyd there. Jane seems to have come from a well-to-do family with good connections in Ardrossan. Born about 1819, her parents were John, a mason, and Mary (née Hol-man) Boyd of Ardrossan. Her brother, John Boyd, would go on to be-come a prominent figure in that town and a cousin, George Barrie, would go on to become a town commissioner and have a street – Barrie Terrace – named after him. The names Boyd and Barrie both appear to have been popular choices as middle names among Daniel and Jane’s descendants.
Their first son, Daniel[C.1.2.4.1], was born in Ardrossan in 1845. Fol-lowing his son’s birth and presumably the attainment of his second mate certificate, Daniel the elder returned to sea the following year.
He served as second mate aboard the ship Industry of Irvine from September 1845 to July 1846 and then aboard Phoenix of Greenock until December 1847. Jessie[C.1.2.4.2], a daughter, was born about