Noble observes that Sir Richard must have left a prodigious fortune to his family, by what he possessed by descent, grants and purchases of church-lands, and from the sums he must have acquired by filling very lucrative employments, with the liberal donations of Henry VIII. This is evident from his possessions in Huntingdonshire, the annual amount of which, at an easy rent, were worth at least £3,000 per annum. These estates only, in Fuller's time were, he says, valued by some at £20,000 and by others as £30,000 annually, and upwards; and from what these estates now let for, in and near Ramsey and Huntingdon (which are only a part of them) Noble presumes that Sir Richard's estates, in that county only, would in 1787 bring in as large a revenue as any peer at that time enjoyed; and yet it is evident that Sir Richard had considerable property in several other counties as well. Notes Citations Attribution References Further reading External links Cromwell, alias Williams, Richard (by 1512-44), of London; Stepney, Mdx. and Hinchingbroke, Hunts. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509–1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982. Teri Fitzgerald, Sir Richard Cromwell: A King’s Diamond The Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon Pedigree of Oliver Cromwell People associated with the Dissolution of the Monasteries 1544 deaths 16th-century Welsh military personnel English MPs 1539–1540 English MPs 1542–1544 High Sheriffs of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber Knights Bachelor Richard Welsh army officers Year of birth uncertain Military personnel from Cardiff Llanishen, Cardiff 1510 births 16th-century Welsh politicians