Prize money and the origins of local landed wealth

How many wealthy British families originally obtained their money from naval prizes?

The estimate is few among the very richest, but a fair number among prosperous local landed families.

The estimate distinguishes Britain's richest families from the wider group of prosperous landed families. Relatively few of the very richest are said to have begun with prize money. More local families with large houses and property are identified as possible beneficiaries. The suggestion remains a broad estimate, without an individual family's history being established here.