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]
He 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]
In 1821, Pulsford bought the manor of Linslade in Buckinghamshire.[7] He died 17 December 1833, leaving £250,000.[8]
Pulsford married in 1805 Martha Hobson, daughter of William Hobson of Tottenham. Their children included:[1][9]