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GOLDIE—GOLDSMITH—GOOCH.
afterwards appointed, 23 April, 1833, and 3 Feb. 1838, to the Volage and Andromeda 28’s, Capts. Geo. Bohun Martin, Peter Richards, and Robt. Lambert Baynes, on the Mediterranean and North America and West India stations; acquired his present rank 9 May, 1839; and, from 23 March, 1841, until 1846, was employed as an Inspecting Commander in the Coast Guard. He has since been on half-pay.
Commander Goldie married, 14 July, 1841, Mary, youngest daughter of Rich. Simpson, Esq., of the Cliffe, Isle of Man, by whom he has issue two daughters. Agents – Messrs. Stilwell.
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.
GOLDSMITH. (Lieutenant, 1825.)
Charles Goldsmith entered the Navy 6 July, 1806 -, passed his examination in 1814; and obtained his commission 10 Jan. 1825. He has been nearly ever since employed either in command of a Revenue-vessel (he served in the Lapwing, Dolphin, and Shamrock) or in charge of a station in the Coast Guard.
He married, 4 Sept. 1844, Mrs. Williams, of Stonehouse.
GOLDSMITH. (Captain, 1842. f-p., 18; h-p., 8)
George Goldsmith is son of John Goldsmith, Esq., Purser and Paymaster, R.N. (1795), who served in that capacity, on board the Amazon, at Copenhagen in 1801, in the same vessel at the capture in 1806 of the 80-gun ship Marengo and 40-gun frigate Belle Poule, and in the Superb 74 at Algiers, and who is now attached to the William and Mary yacht.
This officer entered the Navy, 20 June, 1821, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Martin 18, Capts. Christ. Craockenthorp Askew and Henry Eden, stationed in the Mediterranean, where he became Midshipman, 16 May, 1824, of the Phaeton 46, Capt. Henry Evelyn Pitfield Sturt. While next borne on the books, from 18 Oct. 1825 until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 8 Aug. 1828, of the Hyperion 42, Coast Blockade ship, Capt. Wm. Jas. Mingaye, he was lent to the Royal George yacht, and served in her tenders, the Calliope and Onyx, as he did in the Royal Sovereign, when that yacht bore the flag of H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence as Lord High Admiral. Mr. Goldsmith’s ensuing appointments were – 29 Sept. 1828, and 1 March and 26 Aug. 1829, to the Madagascar 46, Capt. Hon. Sir Robt. Cavendish Spencer, Samarang 28, Capt. Wm. Fanshawe Martin, and Madagascar again, Capts. Hon. Sir R. C. Spencer and Edm. Lyons, all on the Mediterranean station – 16 May, 1834, as Senior, to the Childers 16, Capt. Hon. Henry Keppel, successively employed on the south-east coast of Spain and on the African station – and in April, 1839, in a similar capacity, to the Druid 44, Capts. Henry John Spencer Churchill and Henry Smith. While in the latter ship, during the China war, we find him commanding her boats at the capture of Tycocktow, 7 Jan. 1841; also present, on 26 Feb., at the taking of the forts in the Boca Tigris; and next displaying the character, when in charge of her launch, of a judicious and gallant officer in the operations which led to the second fall of Canton.[1] Being awarded a second promotal commission 6 May, 1841, and invested with the command, on 14 Aug. in the same year, of the Hyacinth 18, Capt. Goldsmith obtained the recommendation of Sir Wm. Parker for his further conduct at the capture of Chinghae 10 Oct. following.[2] He was promoted for his services to the rank he now holds 16 Sept. 1842; paid the Hyacinth off on 24 of the next month; and has since been unemployed. Agents – Hallett and Robinson.
GOOCH. (Commander, 1824. f-p., 12; h-p., 25.)
George Thomas Gooch, horn 27 Jan. 1797, at Saxlingham Rectory, co. Norfolk, is third son of the late Venerable John Gooch, Archdeacon of Sudbury, by Barbara, daughter of Ralph Sneyd, Esq., of Keele Hall, co. Stafford, and grand-daughter of Sir Walter Bagot, Bart., father of the first Lord Bagot. One of his brothers, Henry Edward, who served at Waterloo, is a field-officer in the army. He is first-cousin of the present Sir Thos. Sherlock Gooch, Bart.; and is also closely related to Commander Thos. Lewis Gooch, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy, 29 June, 1810, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Amelia, of 48 guns, Capt. Hon. Fred. Paul Irby, with whom he served on the Channel and African stations, the last few months as Midshipman, until May, 1813. On 7 Feb. in that year he appears to have been wounded, off the Iles de Los, during a desperate conflict of more than three hours and a half with L’Aréthuse French frigate, of 44 guns and 340 men, which terminated in the separation of the combatants, after a loss to the enemy of 105 killed and wounded, and to the British, out of an original force of 300, of 141 men killed and wounded. On next joining the Rippon 74, Capt. Sir Christ. Cole, we find Mr. Gooch assisting at the capture, 21 Oct. 1813, of Le Weser of 44 guns. He afterwards served on the Mediterranean and St. Helena stations, in the Maender 38, Capt. John Bastard, and Conqueror 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Robt. Plampin; and, attaining the rank of Lieutenant 14 July, 1818, was next appointed – 18 Sept. following and 12 Nov. 1819, to the Racoon 26, Capt. Jas. Wallis, and Vigo 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Robt. Lambert, both on the St. Helena station-^and, 17 March, 1823, to the Ranger frigate, as Flag-Lieutenant of Sir Chas. Hamilton at Newfoundland. Since his advancement to his present rank, 8 July, 1824, Commander Gooch has been on half-pay.
GOOCH. (Commander, 1842. f-p., 14; h-p., 13.)
Thomas Lewis Gooch is a near relative of Commander Geo. Thos. Gooch, R.N.
This officer entered the Navy 3 Feb. 1820; passed Ins examination in 1826; and acquired the rank of Lieutenant 28 April, 1827. He was afterwards appointed, on the Mediterranean and Home stations – 9 June, 1827, to the Jasper 10, Capt. Leonard Chas. Rooke – 29 May, 1828, to the Wellesley 74, Capt. Fred. Lewis Maitland – 1 Feb. 1839,
