Barnsley, Godfrey, 1805-1873

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1805
Death 1873

Biographical notes:

Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), of Savannah, Ga., was an agent for general import and export brokers of Liverpool, England.

From the guide to the Godfrey Barnsley Papers, Bulk, 1840-1861, 1824-1873, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), cotton factor and merchant, resided in Savannah (Ga.), New Orleans (La.), and North Georgia.

From the description of Godfrey Barnsley papers, 1834-1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476984

Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), Savannah cotton merchant, born in Derbyshire, England. Married Julia Henrietta Scarborough in 1828, they had eight children and resided at Woodlands in Bartow County, Georgia.

From the description of Godfrey Barnsley family papers, 1806-1903 (bulk 1828-1873). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477229

Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), cotton factor and merchant, married Julia Henrietta Scarborough of Savannah. He lived and worked in Savannah and New Orleans from 1824 to 1641. Barnsley settled on a North Georgia plantation known as Woodlands and later as Barnsley Gardens (Adairsville, GA). He lost much of his fortune during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

From the description of Godfrey Barnsley ledgers, photographs, and other materials, 1817-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477580

Merchant and planter.

From the description of Family papers, 1822-1980 (bulk 1826-1873). (Emory University). WorldCat record id: 28419038

Merchant and planter; British import/export agent.

From the description of Barnsley family papers, 1825-1904. (Tennessee State Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 35132877

Godfrey Barnsley (1805-1873), cotton merchant and planter.

From the description of Godfrey Barnsley papers, 1822-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123380333

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Subjects:

  • Education
  • Agriculture
  • American Confederate voluntary exiles
  • Commission merchants
  • Cotton
  • Cotton trade
  • Emigration and immigration
  • Export trading companies
  • Export trading companies
  • Family life
  • Plantation life
  • Plantations
  • Reconstruction
  • Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
  • Spiritualism
  • Voyages and travels

Occupations:

  • Commission merchants
  • Commission merchants
  • Commission merchants
  • Farmers

Places:

  • Louisiana (as recorded)
  • Georgia--Adairsville (as recorded)
  • Georgia--Savannah (as recorded)
  • Brazil (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • New Orleans (La.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Savannah (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • New Orleans (La.) (as recorded)
  • Brazil (as recorded)
  • Brazil (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Bartow County (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • Savannah (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Woodlands Plantation (Bartow County, Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Savannah (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Mobile (Ala.) (as recorded)
  • Brazil (as recorded)
  • Macon (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Savannah (Ga.) (as recorded)
  • Southern States (as recorded)
  • Louisiana (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)
  • Netherlands (as recorded)
  • Georgia (as recorded)