Philips family
Other Business Names:
- Philips, Thomas
- Philips, J & N
- Philips, Sir George
- Boddington, Philips & Sharp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Textile production
Cotton textiles production inc spinning & weaving
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading & trade
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Wearing apparel & footwear production
Hat making
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Sugar trading & trade
Notes:
Traced origins in business to Thomas Philips, 1728-1811, Manchester merchants with interests in J & N Philips, the largest tape manufacturers in Europe with mills in Staffordshire and Lancashire, and in other businesses including hatting. These interests were inherited and developed by his son (Sir) George Philips, 1766-1847, and also included Boddington, Philips & Sharp, West India merchants.
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Other Business Names:
- Philips, Thomas
- Philips, J & N
- Philips, Sir George
- Boddington, Philips & Sharp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Textile production Cotton textiles production inc spinning & weaving
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
- Wearing apparel & footwear production Hat making
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Sugar trading & trade