Hi Sue, It would be good to know the family name and area they are from....if you dont mind... just for interest, Boris. Sue Horn <sue.horn@ntlworld.com> wrote: "It is very difficult to compare the value of money over time, and there is no simple answer, since money only has value in terms of what it can buy. " Hi thanks for the replies, I just want a rough idea on his measure of wealth in 1637.The family were not poor however however im trying to establish where he came from he married a "Gentlewoman" according to various documents and was refered to himself as a "Gent" in others. ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== To Post a message to this list send it to, DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== List Web Page http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message http://groups.msn.com/AtterbyFamilyHistory http://groups.msn.com/SouthDurhamEnglandGraveyards