Bissill (also Bissell), Walter Kirk (1842 - 1890)

Born England, 1842; died ? (buried at Kangaroo Flat, Vic, 10 Feb. 1890).

Arrived Adelaide, S.A., with family, 1850, then to NZ, then to Vic. goldfields where his father established businesses. Later possibly a grazier at Ravenswood. Collected for Mueller in Vic. at Lockwood 1867, '80, Lake Moodemere, Rutherglen 1868, Eaglehawk 1870, Lilydale 1874, Ravenswood 1876, Loddon R. 1879, Bendigo 1880, '88; Avoca 1885; in Tas. at Circular Head, Bay of Fires, George Bay, Goshen.

Specimens at MEL, NSW (1). Published article 'Spring Wildflowers' in The Colonial Monthly Sept.1867, pp 184-195.

Source: George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA. [consult for source references]