Sir Richard Cholmeley

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'Visitation of Yorkshire 1584/5 and 1612, Cholmeley of Brandsby, Whitby, Skewsby etc'
Lieutenant of the Tower of London.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Cholmondeley;
Sir Richard Cholmondeley (1472– 1521) was an English farmer and soldier, who served as Lieutenant of the Tower of London from 1513 to 1520 during the reign of Henry VIII . Cholmondeley is remembered because of his tomb at the Tower of London and because he is fictionalized as a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's darkly comic opera, The Yeomen of the Guard . His illegitimate son, Roger Cholmeley , became Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
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Sir Richard became very wealthy by inheritance and shrewd property investments. At the time of his death, he held extensive estates in Northumberland , Cumberland , Yorkshire , Cambridgeshire , Essex , Middlesex , Kent and Calais, along with several properties in London. By his will dated 26th December 1521, he left the bulk of his estate to his widow Elizabeth, with bequests to his only issue, his illegitimate son, also named Roger. Specific items of value were willed to Sir Richard's younger brother Roger.

Richard married.