How was the bingley's wealth obtained?

Answer 1

The Bingleys that are in the book acquired it through their family members...their family members obviously worked hard to acquire wealth and ended up passing it down through the generations to the Bingleys that are in the book.

Answer 2

The Bingleys became wealthy through trade. We are not told explicitly when or how this happened, relative to the plot. It is a matter of some irony, because the Bingley sisters ignore this fact and hypocritically belittle the Gardners and the Lucases because their wealth was obtained from trade.

In England of the time, wealth was considered better, somehow, if it was inherited than if it was obtained through effort. Owning a family farm was better than owning a business, and owning an estate was better yet. A big estate was better than a small estate, and members of the nobility were better than knights, whose titles could not inherited, and knights were better than those who had no title.

Answer 3

In what way "attracted"? They did like him, as he was artless, easy to please and affable - and, most of all, he loved their daughter. To Mrs Bennet he also proved to be quite a catch, as he had "5,000 a year!".

Answer 4

The Bingley family's wealth was obtained through inheritance and successful investments in trade. Charles Bingley's father initially made a fortune in business, which was passed down to Charles.