Hi Valerie There are many ways of valuing old money Take you pick here http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 24/10/2012 15:50, David wrote: > Hi, > > I am currently looking at a number of documents relating to a branch of my > family in the 18th century and these involve a lot of financial > transactions. I am working on the assumption that £100 in the middle of the > 18th century would be roughly equivalent to £6,000 now. Have I got this > about right??? > > Valerie Bill