David Goldie

1831 - 1894  (63 years)

• Name	David Goldie
  Born	15 Jul 1831	Kirkoswald, , Ayr, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Business	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Greenfield Mill
  		NorthDumries-GoldieMills-Greenfield-0003-TheGlobeNewspaperOctober1889.jpg Greenfield Mills October 1889 Sketch The Globe Newspaper
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151852323
  Militia Rolls	1857	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Free Church
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Miller
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Miller
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Ayr
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Merchant Miller
  		Ayr-GreenfieldMills-0001-1889DrawingfromGlobeNewspaper.jpg 1889 The Globe Newspaper
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Residence	1884	460 Northumberland St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		Ayr-NorthumberlandSt.0460-TheGore-DavidGoldiehouse.jpg
  Died	24 Sep 1894	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 8]
  	Cause: Cancer of Stomach (about 9 months)
  Buried	26 Sep 1894	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Historic Building	460 Northumberland St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	The Gore
  	Saying good-bye to The Gore In 1883, David Goldie, his wife Isabella and their family, which eventually grew to nine children, decided to move from their home in Greenfield, to a property on the north limits of Ayr, purchased from James Robson. The next year a house was built for $18-20,000 dollars, from blueprints drawn up by William Welish. The mansion built had twenty-one rooms on three storeys and a widow's walk around the roof. The rooms consisted of a drawing room, front hall, back hall, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, pantry, scullery, library (all on the first floor) and thirteen bedrooms. David Goldie died in 1894, and his wife Isabella continued to care for the large house, until it was passed down to Esther Goldie Kilgour in 1937. It was then that the top two stories of the house were removed, reducing it to a cottage. The house has been owned in recent years by the late Don and Dorothy Engel, and most recently by their daughter, Susan and her husband John McDonald. In the photo taken last Tuesday, as the house was being demolished, siding which covered the white brick walls has been removed, exposing the ornate concrete pieces at the top of each window and concrete pillars which support the brickwork around the windows. These pieces were gently removed and saved, as was some of the wooden flooring inside the structure. The huge pine logs were harvested from the lands of the estate, originally planted under the supervision of David Goldie's father, John Goldie, a well respected florist and botanist of his era, who had arrived in Greenfield in 1844. The Ayr News date unknown
  		Ayr-TheGore-460NorthumberlandSt.0001-postcard.jpg 460 Northumberland St., Ayr, Ontario home of David Goldie
  Interesting	story, business,
  Misfortune	lost leg to ulcer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-58610P
  Person ID	I58610	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Goldie,   b. 31 Mar 1793, Kirkoswald, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 25 Jun 1886, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ballantyne Smith,   b. 21 Sep 1791, Ayr, , Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 21 Feb 1878, Greenfield (Reidsville), North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1815	Ayr, , Ayrshire, Scotland   [10]
  Family ID	F24735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella Moray Easton,   b. 14 Apr 1847, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland ,   d. 17 Jul 1929, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1869	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 11, 12]
  Children	1. John "Jack" Goldie,   b. 25 Oct 1870, Greenfield (Reidsville), North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1947, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age 76 years)   2. George Easton Goldie,   b. 10 May 1872, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1966, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   3. Dr. William Lovett "Bill" Goldie,   b. 18 Dec 1873, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1950, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. Herbert "Bud" Goldie,   b. 11 Jan 1876, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1963, Prince Louise Inlet, British Columbia  (Age 87 years)   5. James Goldie,   b. 4 Nov 1877, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jun 1971, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 93 years)   6. Anna Maria "Annie" Goldie,   b. 4 Oct 1879, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1974, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   7. Esther M. "Ettie" Goldie,   b. 16 May 1882, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 May 1978  (Age 96 years)   8. Lt. Col. E. C. Edward Crosby "Pat" Goldie,   b. 30 Apr 1884, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1980, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)   9. Theresa Louise "Tib" Goldie,   b. 1 Oct 1889, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1984, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   10. David Moray Goldie,   b. 13 Oct 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1912, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F15125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		David Goldie https://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?ID=25369 2008
  		David Goldie from OurOntario.ca

  
  

• Notes

  There was no bank nearer than Galt in this early pioneer period. Highwaymen wandered the roads ready to rob such business men as David Goldie who had to drive 10 miles on lonely roads to deposit his cash from the mill. He refused to carry a gun but on one occasion a fearful neighbour handed him one for protection against the notorious Lou Mudge whose robber band worked out of his Black Horse Tavern at the corner where the Roseville Road was intersected by the Black Horse Road, now Highway 97. The presence of the gun on the seat beside him made his trip so miserable that he threw it in the bushes by the roadside on his return journey. But Father had nothing to fear as Lou Mudge assured him later when they met in the United States where Lou was vacationing from the law under an assumed name. When they were alone in the smoking car Lou thanked him for sending food to his mother whenever he abandoned her. The Goldie Saga - written by Theresa Goldie Falkner 1968 _____________________ Jan. 12/83 --written by Isabel (Cleland) Rowe for aunt Tib in answer to my questions. "About grandfather's leg she is not quite sure, but has understood he had an ulcer on his leg and complications developed when he spend so much time in the water when the raceway was built for the mill. We do not know when the leg was amputated, but it was done at Greenfield House before The Gore was built -1893 or earlier. The story mother (aunt Anne Cleland) told me was that the operation was done on the kitchen table, and that grannie was given the leg and she threw it out the kitchen door, and Henry Elliot buried it. Grandfather Goldie died of cancer of the stomach. The Goldie Saga - written by Theresa Goldie Falkner 1968 _____________ Died, In Ayr, on Monday, September 24th, 1894, at 10 o'clock, A.M., David Goldie, in his 64th Year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence to the Ayr Cemetery on Wednesday, the 26th inst., at 3 o'clock P.M. Ayr, Sept 24th 1894. Funeral Card _________ Death of Mr. David Goldie.\emdash Mr. David Goldie of Ayr, well and favorably known in this County, died on Monday morning. The deceased was 63 years of age. The cause of his death was from cancer of the stomach. Although ailing for a year, he has only been confined to his bed for about two weeks, during which time an operation was performed. The funeral took place yesterday and was very largely attended. Waterloo County Chronicle, 27 Sep 1894, p. 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 77. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 18009 (1894), David Goldie. David Goldie, d. 24 Sep 1894, aged 63y, occ. miller, b. Scotland, d. Ayr, cause: Cancer of Stomach (about 9 months) [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 7 Page 58. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . David Goldie/ born/ 15th July 1831/ died 24th Sept. 1894/ Isabella M. Easton/ his wife/ born 14th April 1847/ died/ 17th July 1929/ David Moray/ Goldie/ born/ 13th Oct. 1891/ died 22nd May 1912/ Goldie [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [East] Goldie [East/Southeast] Son of/ John & Florence/ Goldie/ Hugh/ 1906/ John Goldie/ son of/ David Goldie/ died at Victoria, B. C./ 1870 - 1947/ Florence/ Donaldson/ wife of John Goldie/ died at Victoria, B. C./ 1870 - 1944 [Southeast] Sons of/ George & Lydia/ Goldie/ Barton/ 1905/ MacDonald/ 1906/ William Goldie M. D./ Third son of/ David Goldie/ 1873 - 1950/ Theresa Falkner/ youngest daughter of/ David Goldie/ 1889 - / John William Falkner/ 1889 - 1959 [West] David Goldie/ born/ 15th July 1831/ died 24th Sept. 1894/ Isabella M. Easton/ his wife/ born 14th April 1847/ died/ 17th July 1929/ David Moray/ Goldie/ born/ 13th Oct. 1891/ died 22nd May 1912/ Goldie [North/Northwest] In memory of/ John Goldie/ died 25th June 1886,/ In his 94th year./ Margaret Ballantyne/ Smith/ wife of John Goldie,/ died 18th Nov. 1878/ aged 87 years./ E. C. Goldie/ 1884 - 1980 [East/Northeast] Janet Doak/ died 18th Nov. 1870/ aged 80 years./ Elizabeth Smith/ died/ 30th March 1886/ aged 84 years. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 8. [S2439] Militia Roll - Roll Two of the Seventh Company of the First Battalion of the Waterloo Militia for the year 1857, All residing on the 7th, 8th and 9th Concessions of the Township of Dumfries from Lot No. 33 to the boundary of the township inclusive. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: David Goldie Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1831 Birth Place: Scotland Age at Death: 63 Death Date: 24 Sep 1894 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Ayr, 1664-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Ayr (Ayrshire) Film: 1041331. John Goldie married Margaret Smith 11 Nov 1815 Ayr, Ayr, Scotland [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: David Goldie Age: 38 Birth Date: abt 1831 Birth Place: Ayrshire, Scotland Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1869 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: John Goldie Mother: Margaret Smith Spouse: Isabella easton Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1848 Spouse Birth Place: Dumfries shire Scotland Spouse Father: George Easton Spouse Mother: Mary Hetherington [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 12 Jan 1870. Goldie, David married 31 Dec 1869 to Isabella Easton At the residence of Walter Anderson, North Dumfries by the Rev. Mr. Inglis, of Ayr. Groom, of the "Greenfield Mills", Ayr; the bride, daughter of George Easton, Edinburgh, Scotland.

  
  

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  Born - 15 Jul 1831 - Kirkoswald, , Ayr, Scotland Business - Greenfield Mill - - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Militia Rolls - 1857 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Miller - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Dec 1869 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Ayr - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant Miller - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1884 - 460 Northumberland St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cancer of Stomach (about 9 months) - 24 Sep 1894 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 26 Sep 1894 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - The Gore - - 460 Northumberland St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth