Thomas Eldred
(1561-1624)

circumnavigator

Died aged c. 63

Thomas Eldred (1561–1624) was an English merchant and mariner. He is notable for having sailed with Thomas Cavendish on the ship Desire, during the second English circumnavigation of the globe between 1586 and 1588. He lived at 97 Fore Street, Ipswich, and was commemorated by a pub with his name, until it was removed in 2012. He was buried in the churchyard of St Clement's Church.

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Ipswich, United Kingdom

Site of the house of Thomas Eldred circumnavigator 1586-88

97 Fore Street, Ipswich, United Kingdom where they lived