At 11:55 AM 10/24/2012, you wrote: > 10. Re: pasenger fares 1750 (lfenimore) Next question, what was the source of income for the 'wealthy' immigrants? >says £10 or 60 florins ca 1750s [I think this >is the original source for this info] but the >difficulty is that it was only £8 8s in >steerage in 1856 which was a 100 years later. It is hard to compare. > >One source says that in purchasing power a >shilling in 1770 is worth about $8 today. The >£10 fare is 200 shillings. By this measure >that £10 fare is would cost about $1600 today. > >Another source says: > >In 1750 £2 5s [45 shillings] has a purchasing power of £299 in 2006 > >In 1750 a £10 fare [or 200 shillings] would be >slightly more than 4 times the above amount. > >So more than £1200 which today [2012] is slightly more than $1900. > >Roundtrip airfare from NYC to London on British >Air is about $1100 on December 1, 2012. > >Liane > > >

What is the source of income for the wealthy of today? There is no one answer to that for either then or now. I'm sure many had inherited land and wealth...Wm Penn received the land that comprised Pa from the King, in repayment of a loan. Some may have married for money, as today. Some were bankers, attorneys, tradesmen although land was probably the greatest source of most wealth in those days. Most of my Quaker families seemed to have been farmers, some well to do and some probably what you'd call middle class today. Sent from Sandra's iPod ???? On Oct 24, 2012, at 3:31 PM, JoAnn <ka7suz@concentric.net> wrote: > At 11:55 AM 10/24/2012, you wrote: >> 10. Re: pasenger fares 1750 (lfenimore) > > Next question, what was the source of income for the 'wealthy' immigrants? > >> says £10 or 60 florins ca 1750s [I think this >> is the original source for this info] but the >> difficulty is that it was only £8 8s in >> steerage in 1856 which was a 100 years later. It is hard to compare. >> >> One source says that in purchasing power a >> shilling in 1770 is worth about $8 today. The >> £10 fare is 200 shillings. By this measure >> that £10 fare is would cost about $1600 today. >> >> Another source says: >> >> In 1750 £2 5s [45 shillings] has a purchasing power of £299 in 2006 >> >> In 1750 a £10 fare [or 200 shillings] would be >> slightly more than 4 times the above amount. >> >> So more than £1200 which today [2012] is slightly more than $1900. >> >> Roundtrip airfare from NYC to London on British >> Air is about $1100 on December 1, 2012. >> >> Liane >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message