for comparison
In 2006, £2 2s 6d from 1899 was worth:
the cost of a marriage by licence
£164.41 using the retail price index
£202.55 using the GDP deflator
£888.01 using average earnings
£1,028.28 using per capita GDP
£1,526.62 using the GDP
and £30 the cost of a marriage by special licence
In 2006, £30 0s 0d from 1899 was worth:
£2,321.04 using the retail price index
£2,859.58 using the GDP deflator
£12,536.58 using average earnings
£14,516.90 using per capita GDP
£21,552.29 using the GDP
Very interesting. A nice article. Now to look up today's prices. I assume marriage by banns was just charged for by the church/chapel, as no price is mentioned for that. Did you have to have banns and licence?
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