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Where did the English Pulsford family come from? What is the English Pulsford family crest and coat of arms? When did the Pulsford family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Pulsford family history?The name Pulsford first arose amongst the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their having lived in the parish of Pulford, in Cheshire, a few miles from the City of Chester. The place-name is derived from the Old English words pul or pol, which mean pool, and ford, which is a place where a river may be crossed by wading. The place-name as a whole means "river crossing near a pool." The place-name was recorded as Pulford in the Domesday Book,  compiled in 1086. The surname means "one who comes from Pulford," or alternatively "dweller by the river crossing where there is a pool."
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Pulsford has appeared include Pulford, Pullford and others.
First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pulsford research. Another 268 words(19 lines of text) covering the year 1190 is included under the topic Early Pulsford History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Pulsford Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
The Pulsford Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Pulsford Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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