Thomas Eldred Explained

Thomas Eldred (1561–1624) was an English merchant and mariner.[1] [2] 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.[2]

He lived at 97 Fore Street, Ipswich, and was commemorated by a pub with his name, until it was removed in 2012.[3]

He was buried in the churchyard of St Clement's Church.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101008616/ Thomas Eldred's biography
  2. http://www.ipswichsociety.org.uk/plaques/index.php Thomas Eldred's blue plaque
  3. Web site: Bunn. Matt. 2012-04-20. Ipswich: Thomas Eldred pub is torn down. 2021-12-07. East Anglian Daily Times. en-UK.
  4. Web site: St Clement, Ipswich . www.suffolkchurches.co.uk . Churches of East Anglia . 12 October 2019.

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