E. E. V. Collocott
Ernest Edgar Vyvyan Collocott (7 June 1886 – 9 October 1970) was an Australian Methodist missionary, ethnologist and peace activist. He was known for his ethnological works on Tonga, where he served as a missionary between 1911 and 1924.
Early life
Collocott was born on 7 June 1886 in Northcote, Victoria. He was the son of Alice Jane (née Bickford) and Alfred John Collocott, a Methodist missionary in Fiji.[1] His older brother was Harold Collocott.[2]
Collocott was educated at
Tonga
After a period as a schoolteacher, Collocott entered the Methodist ministry and was sent to Tonga in 1911. He was initially posted to the Haʻapai archipelago before becoming principal of Tupou College in 1915. He oversaw the college's relocation from Nukuʻalofa to Nafualu in 1921, returning to Australia in 1924 due to his family's ill health.[1]
Collocott took a keen interest in the history and culture of the
Later life and activism
After returning to Australia Collocott was posted to various towns in country New South Wales, eventually retiring to Epping in 1952. From the early 1930s he was active in the pacificist movement, serving as president of the Peace Pledge Union in 1933 and as chairman of the New South Wales Peace Council from 1953 to 1955. He was the editor of The Peacemaker, the movement's newspaper.[1]
Identifying as a
Personal life
Collocott married Edith Idabelle Bickford in 1909, with whom he had five sons.[1] He was widowed in 1947,[8] re-marrying to Dorothy Williams. He died on 9 October 1970 in Dundas, New South Wales.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gunson, Niel (1993). "Collocott, Ernest Edgar Vyvyan (1886–1970)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press.
- ^ "COLLOCOTT, Harold Fitzroy (1883-1955)". The Geelong College. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Collocott, Ernest Edgar Vyvyan (Rev), 1886-1970". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ISBN 0731511174.
- ISBN 0313258902.
- ^ "Eagerly Building for Happy Future". Tribune. 30 July 1952.
- ^ "Obituary: Dr. E. Collocott". Tribune. 21 October 1970.
- ^ "The late Mrs. E. E. V. Collocott". The Methodist. 20 September 1947.