Jardine children with known direct descendants
Matilda and Thomas had 12 children, of whom only five had children of their own; of these five, only Thomas de M. M-P and Lizzie Jardine had any grandchildren.
Lizzie and Robert Jardine's children
Lizzie and Robert had 4 children, one of whom (John) died without known descendants. For his entry see above in public section of this website.
1. Rosa Katherine Maule Jardine (14 March 1884-1973)1). She was baptised at Rockhampton on about 16 June 1884 by the Rev. Diggins. Her aunt Rosa Praed was a godmother.2)
Rosa Jardine married dentist Dr Eric Frederic Molle (8 February 18793) - 28 January 19754)) in 1912.5) He served in the Boer War as a private in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, returning to Australia in 1901.6) In 1908, he was referred to as 'Lieutenant Eric Molle'.7) He was prominent enough socially that the Brisbane newspaper reported the event when he spent a weekend at Southport.8) In July 1915, he was one of the first six dentists selected in July 1915 to form the Dental Corps of the AIF. By that stage he had qualified as a DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.9) By November 1915, he was at Heliopolis Palace Hospital, Egypt.10) He rose to the rank of Major and was mentioned in despatches. In 1967, he was awarded an honorary membership of the Australian Dental Association (Queensland branch).11)
He and Rosa had three children: John Macquarie Molle (2 February 191312)-60); George Jardine Molle (10 March 1915-1916)13); and Cynthia Mary Molle (25 July 191914) - ?). In 1924, Cynthia's step-aunt and godmother, Mary Bundock, left her a legacy of £200. She was described in the will as the daughter of Eric Molle of Crescent Street, Hamilton, Brisbane.15) One source states she was an 'Aircraftwoman in the Women's Australian Air Force' during World War II, and married Wilton Cobb in 1940.16)
2. John Lodge Murray Jardine (1 September 1888 - 29 July 1916).17) When he joined the army, John gave his occupation as station manager. His photo (shown below) was published in The Queenslander Pictorial, 26 February 1916, p.23. In July that year, just 5 months later, he was killed in action at Pozières, France.18)
3. Francis (Frank) Alexander Lascelles Jardine (14 February 1893 - 195019) born at Albion, Brisbane. When he joined the army, his occupation was a 'mercantile clerk'. He enlisted in 5th Light Horse Regiment shortly after the outbreak of World War I and served at Gallipoli. He was wounded in action by shrapnel in his thigh, sent to hospitals in Malta then England before being invalided home in 1916, as medically unfit for further action.20)
Frank Jardine married Madge Dorothy Ellen Blackman in 192421); their son Murray Hugh Lascelles Jardine was born in Brisbane on 23 July 1925 and died c.26 October 2004. Murray Jardine reportedly served in the airforce during World War II. He married Alma Glenise Byrne on 3 June 1950 at St. Marks Church of England, Brisbane.22)