Current spelling GOUDIE
Alternate spellings: allowing for variants: Gowdy - Goudy - Goudey - Gouedy - Gowdie - Goudie - Gowdey - Goudey - Gade

Soundex Code for GOUDIE = G300
Other surnames sharing this Soundex Code:
GADD | GADDY | GAEDE | GATT | GAUT | GETTY | GOAD | GOETHE | GOOD | GOODE |
GOTT | GOUDIE | GOUDY | Gowdy | GOYETTE | GUTH | GUYETTE |

Try saying all of these different spellings out loud. They all sound fairly similar, and with the right accent they could sound virtually identical. You might want to try the same exercise with some of your family names. The idea is to find new spellings of a surname that sound similar to the current spelling

It's my belief that many of the variants can be traced to lack of reading and writing skills AND all sorts of problems with comprehension of the original transcriber (from imbibing, a cold, hearing problems, inability to decipher through accents.. ad nauseum)

Therefore.. I offer that GOUDIE would/could be directly related (having seen the errors in spelling of official papers from birth, marriage and death certificates) coupled with the DNA relatives with similar stories and lineage which include many marriages à la façon du pays (after the custom of the country) to First Nations women.