Gilbert Goudie
Gilbert Goudie | |
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| Born | 1843-04-23 Clumlie, Shetland Isles, Scotland |
| Died | 1918-01-08 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, writer, antiquarian, archaeologist |
| Years active | 1860s–1918 |
| Known for | Treasurer of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; discovery of Pictish stone on St Ninian's Isle; excavations at brochs in Shetland |
Gilbert Goudie FSAScot (1843–1918) was a Scottish banker, writer, antiquarian, and self-taught archaeologist. He held the position of Treasurer within the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Life
Goudie was born on 23 April 1843 in Clumlie, located in the Shetland Isles. He was the son of Gilbert Goudie of Braefield (1796–1891) and Jean Black (1802–1878).
In 1853, he moved to Edinburgh, where he lived at 32 Dundas Street with his uncle. He embarked on a banking profession at the National Bank. By 1873, his residence was recorded as 47 Ann Street in the Stockbridge district.
His archaeological pursuits included the 1875 discovery of a Pictish stone on St Ninian's Isle and excavations at the brochs of Levenwick and Clumlie during 1869 and 1888. Around 1910, he was living at 31 Great King Street, a distinguished Georgian townhouse situated in Edinburgh’s Second New Town.
Goudie passed away at his Great King Street home on 8 January 1918.
Family
In September 1881, he wed Anna Ross (née Anderson), a widow born in 1849 in Largo, Fife. The couple had one son, Gilbert John Goudie (1884–1899). Anna died in 1914. Later, in November 1916, at age 73, Goudie married Anna Margarita Jean Young, who was nearly fifty years younger than him.
Selected publications
- The Orkneyinga Saga (1873)
- Notes on the Great Libraries of Scandinavia
- On the Horizontal Water Mills of Shetland (1885)
- The Danish Claims Upon Orkney and Scotland (1887)
- The Diary of Rev John Mill (1889)
- The Celtic and Scandinavian Antiquities of Scotland (1904)
Artistic Recognition
A stained glass portrait of Goudie by William Graham Boss is displayed alongside other Society of Antiquaries of Scotland committee members on the main staircase at Edinburgh’s National Portrait Gallery.