Sewell, Geraldine Allen, Miss (1861 - 1900)

Born in WA, 1861; died at Cue in June 1900.

The first of nine children, to settlers Frederick Sewell (c.1828-1888) and Charlotte Matilda née Shepherd (c.1842-1924). The family lived at Mount Caroline, near York.

Geraldine collected MEL specimens at Mount Caroline, 1886, 1889, 1891; Murchison River, 1890, 1891; and 'Spring Valley', 1890.

She collected the type of Tetratheca deltoidea Joy Thomps. (1976).

Geraldine's sister MAUD AMY SEWELL, and cousin JULIA SEWELL also collected MEL specimens.

Either Geraldine, JULIA or MAUD SEWELL collected the type of Aizoon glabrum Leuhm. ex Ewart (1908).

Geraldine did not marry and died at Cue in 1900 aged 39.

Source: extracted from: Maroske, Sara and Vaughan, Alison (2014) 'Ferdinand Mueller's female plant collectors: a biographical register', Muelleria Vol.32 [consult for source references]