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c.1842 Born Isle of Man
1865 Set up in business with Richard Costain as jobbing builders in Liverpool.
1888 Dissolution of the partnership when Richard Kneen retired.
1911 Richard Kneen, a retired builder 69, lived in Great Crosby, with Elizabeth Kneen 64, Eleanor Kneen 45, Richard James Kneen 43, Elizabeth Kneen 42, John Kneen 36, Arthur Kneen 26[1]
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