A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Goldie, John (b)
GOLDIE. (Lieut., 1814. f-p., 11; h-p., 33.)
John Goldie (b) entered the Navy, 15 Aug. 1803, as Ordinary, on board the St. Albans 64, Capt. John Temple, bearing the flag in the North Sea of Rear-Admiral Thos. Macnamara Russell, by whom he was awarded the rating of Midshipman 1 Oct. following. From Aug. 1805, until March, 1812, we find him serving on board the Dictator 64, Capts. Jas. Macnamara, Donald Campbell, Rich. Harrison Pearson, and Robt. Williams. In Aug. 1807 he accompanied, as Master’s Mate, the expedition sent against Copenhagen; and on that occasion, being the first officer who effected a landing, he was sent for by the British Minister, and was by him minutely interrogated on various particulars connected with the land and sea forces. After the fall of Copenhagen, Mr. Goldie appears to have been much engaged with the enemy’s gun-boats in the Great Belt, and in one instance he assisted at the cutting out, by the boats of the Dictator and Edgar, of three schooners from under the protection of a battery. He also witnessed the capture of the island of Anholt in May, 1809. During the last two years of the war he served with Capts. R. Williams and Edw. Boys, latterly as Acting-Lieutenant, in the Gloucester 74 and Dunira 38, chiefly on the West India station. He was officially promoted 8 July, 1814, but was paid off in the following Sept.; and has not since been employed.
He married, first, Elizabeth Rae, eldest daughter of Louis Fullarton, Esq., of Kilmichael, Island of Arran, N.B.; and secondly, Mrs. Elizabeth M‘cKenzie. He has issue nine children.