Hi John, I suggest you read this first http://www.measuringworth.com/indicator.html and then use this calculator http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/ HTH Judy London, UK -----Original Message----- From: kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Newport Does anyone have any idea if there's a website or a book that gives some idea of the cost of living in England in the 1890s, please? I've been reading about wages/salaries but, of course, the figures are meaningless without any idea of what food and clothing, etc., cost. My grandfather was earning 100GBP a year, in 1895, but was this good or not-so-good?