Goldney was born on 25 July and baptised at Chippenham on 3 December 1813 [REF].
Goldney married Mary Anne Alexander in Corsham on 16 September 1839,[REF] and they had four children: Mary Catherine Goldney (14 October 1841 - 4 August 1854), Gabriel Prior Goldney (b. 4 August 1843), Frederick Hastings Goldney (b. 26 May 1845), and John Tankerville Goldney (b. 15 June 1846) [REF].