William Pulsford (1772–1833), the elder, was a London merchant and a plantation owner in Jamaica. He became a landowner in several English counties.[1]
Career
editHe was in business with his father, Robert Pulsford the elder (died 1835). In the 1790s they became partners with Thomas Latham (1744–1818).[2][3] The Pulsford family firm, trading as R. & W. Pulsford, were wine merchants, of Great St Helens, London.[4] As Latham & Pulsford, they became slave-owning West India merchants.[5] They connected to American dealings with Caribbean plantations through David Lenox (1753–1828) of Philadelphia.[6]
Later life
editIn 1821, Pulsford bought the manor of Linslade in Buckinghamshire.[7] He died 17 December 1833, leaving £250,000.[8]
Family
editPulsford married in 1805 Martha Hobson, daughter of William Hobson of Tottenham. Their children included:[1][9]
- Anne (1807–1889), married in 1832 Sir William Hayter, 1st Baronet, and was mother of Arthur Hayter, 1st Baron Haversham.[10][11][12]
- Frances, married Alfred Latham[3]
- Elizabeth
- William (1813–1879), joint owner of the Aleppo estate in Jamaica.[8] He bought the manor of Greatworth, Northamptonshire, from William Montague Higginson,[13] holding also Linslade.[14]
- Robert (1814–1888), Member of Parliament for Hereford[15][16]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Summary of Individual, William Pulsford the elder, 1772–1833, Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Summary of Individual Robert Pulsford the elder ????–1835, Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Summary of Individual Alfred Latham 1801 – 1st Jul 1885, Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Details of Firm, R & W Pulsford, Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Hall, Catherine; Draper, Nicholas; McClelland, Keith; Katie Donington; Rachel Lang (28 August 2014). Legacies of British Slave-ownership. Cambridge University Press. p. 102. ISBN 9781107040052. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Major David Lenox papers, 1782–1832". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Lipscomb, George (1847). The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham. J. & W. Robins. pp. 403–5. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Summary of Individual William Pulsford the younger 1813 – 1st Sep 1879, Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ The Monthly Magazine: or, British Register. 1805. p. 473.
- ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson (1917). Frederick Arthur Crisp (ed.). "Visitation of England and Wales". Internet Archive. London. p. 22. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1865). Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Harrison and sons. p. 561. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1891). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 25. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ co, Whellan Francis and (1874). History, topography, and directory of Northamptonshire, by Francis Whellan and co. p. 456. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ co, Dutton, Allen and (1863). Dutton, Allen, & co.'s directory & gazetteer of the counties of Oxon, Berks & Bucks. p. 522. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pulsford, Robert (PLST834R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited. 1847. p. 233.