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where, in 1865, he founded a small but well-equipped construction business. In the early days of the business, he worked in partnership with his brother-in-law William Kneen and together they expanded the business until it was operating both in
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This article about a British businessperson born in the 1830s is a
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British business biography, 19th-century birth stubs
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Isle of Man
West Derby
Costain Group
construction
Isle of Man
Crosby, Merseyside
Lancashire
Isle of Man
Masons
joiners
Arbory
Blundellsands
West Derby
Richard Costain Limited


"Sir Richard Rylandes Costain"
"William Kneen"



Isle of Man Genealogy (1)


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