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Loopy Linda in La La Land
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What would this be worth today?
11-08-10, 07:00
Great Grandad left £6537.81 in 1898..Any ideas what that would be worth today?
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11-08-10, 07:04
This page in the Reference Library (General History section) has a link to a site with several links for working it out:
Family Tree Forum
http://www.familytreeforum.com/content.php/348-Weights-Measures-Money-and-Time
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11-08-10, 07:19
Thank you Caroline
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11-08-10, 15:40
Lindy - on the site I use it gives two ways of doing it with comparisons:
£543,000.00 using the retail price index.
£2,990,000.00 using average earnings.
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11-08-10, 15:48
TNA has a handy calculator
Error message: Page not found - The National Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/default0.asp#mid
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