Two generations before Andy Cook and Annie King Murray Robb, there were three captains in the Merchant Navy. William, Alexander and George Cook were grand-sons of George Cook and Rebecca Buchanan, crofters in Ireland in the 1780s.
They were the three last sons of William Cook and Rachel McNeillies who had nine children.
I was so sad when I found the records of Captain William Cook in the Board of Trade at Kew Public Record Office. I turned the big page and found that he died at sea before Christmas 1867. The Triwave had no chance against a typhoon. The details of the crew are kept in Newfoundland.
Captain Alexander Cook had dysentery and died at sea on his way back from Antwerp. I did not understand why some documents on his ship were not made available at Kew PRO.
Captain George Cook had a long seafaring life; the only one to die at home. His first voyage to Quebec saw him lose his ticket. Most of the details were at the Guildhall Library, London. It took him ages to regain this qualification. He married twice. There are two different lines of Cook families in the Mull of Galloway.