Thank you Nivard,it was 1871,so quite a bit from what you say. Regards,Charles

Hi Charles There are various ways to value money in one period in modern terms One calculator can be found here http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/ But there are many more Which suggests your £600 (gbp) in 1870 would be over £24k in 2005 Many more ways here http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 23/09/2012 11:32, Charles Hawker wrote: > Thank you Nivard,it was 1871,so quite a bit from what you say. > > Regards,Charles