John Robert Jardine (1846 - 1911)

Born 1846 in Wellington, New South Wales (Australia)

Husband of Elizabeth Catharine (Murray-Prior) Jardine — married 14 Jun 1883 in Queensland, Australia

Died 19 Sep 1911 at about age 65 in Southport, Queensland, Australia

Biography

John Jardine was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

John Robert Jardine was born in 1846 in the Wellington district, New South Wales (Australia). He was the third son of John Jardine and Elizabeth Craig. ^[1]

John Robert Jardine and Elizabeth Catherine Murray Prior were married on 14 Jun 1883 in Queensland. ^[2]

John Robert Jardine died on 19 Sep 1911 in Southport, Queensland and was buried in the Southport General Cemetery, Southport, Queensland. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #2961/1846 V18462961 31A
2. ↑ Queensland Marriage Registration Index: The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for John Robert Jardine and Elizabeth Catherine Murray Prior, Marriage Date: 14 Jun 1883 Registration Number: 1883/C/539; Link to Record 1883/C/539 : accessed 04 Nov 2023
3. ↑ FindAGrave: database and images, memorial page for John Robert Jardine; Born: 1846 Rockhampton, Queensland; Died: 19 Sep 1911 Southport, Queensland; Cemetery: Southport General Cemetery, Southport, Queensland; Find A Grave: Memorial #135091821; created by: KBStewart; accessed: 4 Nov 2023
4. ↑ Queensland Death Registration Index: The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for John Robert Jardine, Death date: 19 Sep 1911, Father: John Jardine, Mother: Elizabeth Craig, Registration Number: 1911/C/2466; Link to Record 1911/C/2466 : accessed 04 Nov 2023
5. ↑ THE LATE MR JOHN JARDINE. The death occurred at Southport this week of Mr. John Jardine, a member of the well-known family of northern pioneers who formed the first cattle station in York Peninsula in 1865, estab-lishing themselves at Cape York, says the "Brsbane Courier" of the 22nd instant. Mr. Jardine had been unwell for some time, and had gone to Southport to re-cruit; but pneumonia unexpectedly supervened, and he died on Tuesday. The funeral took place at Southport on Wed-nesday. Mr. John Jardine was formerly associated with his brothers in their pas-toral pursuits in the north: but for a number of years he had lived in Brisbane, where he was engaged with the firm of Alpin, Brown, and Crawshaw, Limited. He was connected by marriage with the Murray-Prior family and with Dr. Ligh-toller of Heatherlands, Albion. He left a widow and grown-up family. The ex-ploit of the Jardine brothers in penetrat-ing from the base to the apex of York Peninsula is part of Queensland history. Mr. John Jardine, father of these youths —for their ages when they undertook the expedition were but twenty and twenty two years respectively—had been appoin-ted Police Magistrate to found the settle-ment, at Somerset, Cape York. He had filled a similar position at Rockhampton from the time of the Canoona rush, and proceeded thence to his new post, by sea. His sons, Frank and Alexander, resolved to take a mob of cattle overland and form a station on the mainland facing Albany Island, where the Government establish-ment was to be created. They broke from the frontier at Carpentaria Downs on Einasleigh Creek, the party consisting of six whites and four black boys, with forty-one horses, a mule, and the cattle. In spite of the clever horsemanship and resolution, the expedition proved very perilous. Frightful country had to be passed over, and time after time they were attacked by blacks, who dogged their foot steps throughout the journey, and after one severe pitched battle they found thirty dead blacks left on the field, while a number of wounded escaped. The cattle and horses rapidly dwindled, and the last 300 miles had to be covered on foot. In spite of all obstacles, however, the adventurers reached Albany without the loss of a man, though nearly all their horses had perished and about half the cattle had been lost by the way. Mr. Frank Jardine still carries on the old station at Cape York , but his brother Alexander early relinquished pastoral life, afterwards occupying various offices in the public service, eventually succeeding the late Mr. W. D. Nisbet as Engineer for Harbours and Rivers, from which posi-tion he retired some years ago. [?] THE LATE MR. JOHN JARDINE. (1911, September 25). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved November 4, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53217739