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Value of £1 in 1955
« on: Sunday 31 May 20 19:38 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me how much £2400 .00   left in 1955 would be worth today please
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Re: Value of £1 in 1955
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 31 May 20 19:56 BST (UK) »
£63,382.46 approx.

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Re: Value of £1 in 1955
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 31 May 20 19:57 BST (UK) »
REALLY, WOW

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Census information is Crown Copyright,
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Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London

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Re: Value of £1 in 1955
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 31 May 20 20:01 BST (UK) »
 £44,024 some experts say.   £63,382 by bank of England in 2019.

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Re: Value of £1 in 1955
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 31 May 20 20:02 BST (UK) »
That seems a lot of money for £2400.00 plus a few extra pounds

Louisa Maud
Census information is Crown Copyright,
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Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London

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Re: Value of £1 in 1955
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 31 May 20 20:06 BST (UK) »
You could try:

www.measuringworth.com

Click on 'Relative Values - UK £' in the upper left green area under "THE COMPARATORS".

Then complete the boxes as required.
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Re: Value of £1 in 1955
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 31 May 20 20:19 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for tbe info, an extremely large amount

Louisa Maud
Census information is Crown Copyright,
from  www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London

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Re: Value of £1 in 1955
« Reply #7 on: Monday 01 June 20 10:17 BST (UK) »
A terrific amount! At that time I was working as a motor mechanic for about £7.10s a week, having just left the Army.
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Re: Value of £1 in 1955
« Reply #8 on: Monday 01 June 20 10:24 BST (UK) »
In fact I really cannot believe that this man  left this amount of money, I wonder where he got it from to be honest, only found his marriage  and death, can't out his details online till I have cleared it with his family distantly related to me , his wife appears to have left nothing

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Census information is Crown Copyright,
from  www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London
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