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Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 251 Send Message	Barry	Report	9 Jan 2014 19:32
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 251 Send Message	thaks everone
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 34 375 Send Message	Mike *	Report	8 Jan 2014 20:04
	Could only get a 2012 comparison on Google A simple Purchasing Power Calculator would say the relative value is £39,510.00. This answer is obtained by multiplying £500.00 by the percentage increase in the RPI from 1861 to 2012
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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23 482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	8 Jan 2014 19:57
	This site will tell you: http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 251 Send Message	Barry	Report	8 Jan 2014 19:44
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 251 Send Message	Hi my grandfather X 4 Charles Haley Ironfounder died in 1861 he left some property and £500 what i would like to know what would that be in todays money. Hope some one can help.