[1] He branched out of the family business and, for many years, kept a small bookseller's and stationer's shop at the corner of Paradise Row, at the western end of the footpath running past Chelsea Hospital.

[3] His literary career began in October or November 1797 with pieces for the Gentleman's Magazine, to which he was to be an occasional contributor for over half a century.

With biographical anecdotes of illustrious and eminent persons who have resided in Chelsea during the three preceding centuries, published in London.

In 1813 Faulkner published his major work, An Historical and Topographical Account of the parish of Fulham, including the hamlet of Hammersmith, dedicated to John Randolph, then Bishop of London; and in 1820 his History and Antiquities of Kensington, with Biographical Anecdotes of Royal and Distinguished Personages, and a Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures in the Palace from a survey taken by the late Benjamin West, P.R.A., by command of his Majesty.

His obituary notice in the Gentleman's Magazine for June 1855 contains a complete list of Faulkner's works, including several minor publications not in the British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books.