How much??

[Rosi Glow]

Would anyone know?

What is the equivalent in todays money of £150 which was left in a will in 1848?

Was it considered a lot of money back then??

[BridgetM]

Current data is only available till 2007. In 2007, £150 0s 0d from 1848 was worth:

£11,345.05 using the retail price index
£15,571.99 using the GDP deflator
£109,425.19 using the average earnings
£153,926.19 using the per capita GDP
£337,370.58 using the share of GDP

Wow! Yes it was!!

[Olde Crone Holden]

In 1848, a live in maid got £10 a year (plus her keep). An ag lab got about 15shillings a week, depending on the weather, lol, so £150 would have been a nice little sum for anyone other than the really rich.

OC

[Tom Tom]

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

In 1860, £1 had the purchasing power of £65

A shilling had the purchasing power of about £3.25 today

A penny had the purchasing power of twenty five pence today.

An income of £100 in 1860 in the equivalen of about £60,000 today.

The above is taken from The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, a true story in fiction. They were in turn taken from two American economists.

More info on their website measureingworth.com

[Rosi Glow]

Wowwwww!!! My GGG Grandfather was loaded!!! :D

[guybrush]

I wish I had 150 quid now, it could certainly help me through xmas

[Joan of Archives]

According to the National Archives calculator it would be worth £8779 now.

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