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*Sharm

*Sharm Report 7 Nov 2007 18:52

In 1806 how much a hundred pounds left in a will is worth now please?
thanks

KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 7 Nov 2007 19:15

In 2006, £100 0s 0d from 1806 is worth

£6,001.87 using the retail price index.

Found here:-
http://measuringworth.com/calculators/ppoweruk/

*Sharm

*Sharm Report 7 Nov 2007 19:20

thanks for that keith

tory

tory Report 7 Nov 2007 20:58

this sum of money may not seem alot even if you think of it being worth the 6 thousand of today but in 1806 £100 was an incredable amount of money and would buy you more than you could with todays equivilent of £6000. for example in the 1940 you could buy a 3 bed house for £450. victoria

*Sharm

*Sharm Report 8 Nov 2007 10:17

thanks victoria
it was a very good amount then in 1806 to be left in a will, apart from the money he left his family there was more than one property and some land so they were fairley well off in those days, i wonder what happened after that it seems it was a slippery slope from there on in, as his grandson my (3x grandfather) wasnt well of at all oh well typical!