Warby, Queenie (fl. 1894-95)

Born in NSW,

One of eleven children, to a grazier, James Edward Warby (c.1839-1910), and Sarah née Lakeman (d.1911).

'Queenie' was probably the familiar name of one of three sisters: Sarah Florence Warby (1873-1969), Mary Lakeman Warby (1883-1975) or Amy Warby (1888-1911).

The Warby family settled at the sheep station 'Billinbah', Narrandera in 1873.

Queenie collected (numbered) MEL specimens at Narrandera, and Murrumbidgee River, 1894-1895.

None of the sisters married.

Amy Warby and her mother were murdered at 'Billinbah' in 1911.

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]