PULSFORD, George Marsom (1840-1913) — London & Edinburgh
Map engraver.
Born 21 Feb 1840 at 17 Wharton Street, Clerkenwell, a son of Edward Pulsford (see BME 2011), and his wife Martha Adcock. By 1861, he was himself recorded as a map engraver. Married Helen Gordon (1842?-1927), with whom he had numerous children, in 1861. In 1871 he was making a living as a commercial traveller based in Nottingham, but ten years later was back in London, once more a steel and copperplate engraver. He then moved to Scotland, combining map engraving with serving as a minister of the New Jerusalem Church — he had been lecturing on religious matters since at least 1866, and was a frequent lecturer in Scotland on temperance and other matters. Registered copyright in a photograph of the late Revd. Professor John Ker D.D. 12 Apr 1893. In 1901-1911, he was boarding in Edinburgh and living apart from his wife and family, simply described as a cartographer or geographer. There are various newspaper references to his appearing in amateur dramatic productions at this time, and the Edinburgh Evening News reported that he “publishes a guide and map of Edinburgh price of one penny. The map should be useful to visitors” (20 May 1908). He died 5 Jan 1913 at Craiglockhart Poor House, Glenlockhart Road, Edinburgh, recorded as a geographical engraver.
2 Twyford Villas, Stanmore Street, Islington — 1861
4 Adelina Terrace, Melton Road, Tottenham — 1881
92 Moselle Avenue, Wood Green — 1886-1887
18 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh — 1890-1893
10 Annandale Street, Edinburgh — 1901
90a Rose Street, Edinburgh — 1908
28 Bath Street, Portobello, Edinburgh — 1909
Pitt Street Lane, Portobello, Edinburgh — 1911
6 Ramsay Lane, Portobello, Edinburgh — 1913
BNA. Census 1841-1911. NA.