A good place to ask questions regarding the military is a website you can find by googling MILGENIRE (military genealogy ireland) it is a message board.

These are the 111 William Golden's (and variations of same)) born in Ireland that have a records available.

Goulding 1761 Offaly
Golden 1782 Limerick
Gooldin 1783 Kilkenny
Golden 1795 Offaly
Goulding 1799 Wicklow
Golden 1802 Westmeath

Golden as a spelling in Griffith Valuation are in Mayo,
Kerry, Wexford, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath.

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