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How much would it be nowadays ?

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Debbie

Debbie Report 30 Jul 2006 15:44

I just downloaded a copy of an ancestors will dated 1881, she left just under £3000.00 sterling to her children. Can anyone tell me how much that would be nowadays ?

LindainHerriotCountry

LindainHerriotCountry Report 30 Jul 2006 15:53

In 2004, £3000 0s 0d from 1881 is worth: £195,972.14 using the retail price index £273,756.52 using the GDP deflator £1,362,871.71 using average earnings £1,656,858.41 using per capita GDP £2,837,787.98 using the GDP Linda

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Jul 2006 15:58

Whichever criteria you use, your ancestor was pretty well off!!! Kath. x

Debbie

Debbie Report 30 Jul 2006 16:00

Bloody Hell!!!!!! wonder what happened to it as i dont have a spare £3000.00 in 2006! Thanks for the replies Debbie x

Debbie

Debbie Report 30 Jul 2006 16:03

She split it up between her 2 daughters and 1 son, but left the girls as the trustees and added that it was to be the girls decision whether or not their brother recieved his share or it was diveded between his children, so i gather the son was a bit of a rogue. Debbie x

Rebecca

Rebecca Report 30 Jul 2006 17:58

national archives reckons it would be worth £144,930.00p but I would have thought that that was under estimated in terms of real value. If you think of the size of house you could buy in the early 70s for a couple of grand and how much they'd cost now? Son must have been a bit frivalent with his pennies! ;o)