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'''John Ramsden Wollaston''' (28 March 1791 – 3 May 1856) was an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] priest who was instrumental in the establishment of the [[Church of England]] in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite |
'''John Ramsden Wollaston''' (28 March 1791 – 3 May 1856) was an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] priest who was instrumental in the establishment of the [[Church of England]] in [[Western Australia]].<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id=A020563b|title= Wollaston, John Ramsden (1791 - 1856)|accessdate=11 March 2008}}</ref> |
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Wollaston was born in [[London]] and educated at [[Charterhouse School]] where his father, Edward Wollaston, was a master. After taking holy orders, in May 1819 he married Mary Amelia Gledstanes with whom he had five sons: John R Wollaston, William E Wollaston, Henry N Wollaston, George G Wollaston and Edward C Wollaston and five daughters: Elizabeth M Wollaston, Mary E Wollaston, Mary A Wollaston, Agnes E Wollaston and Sophia C Wollaston |
Wollaston was born in [[London]] and educated at [[Charterhouse School]] where his father, Edward Wollaston, was a master. After taking holy orders, in May 1819 he married Mary Amelia Gledstanes with whom he had five sons: John R Wollaston, William E Wollaston, Henry N Wollaston, George G Wollaston and Edward C Wollaston and five daughters: Elizabeth M Wollaston, Mary E Wollaston, Mary A Wollaston, Agnes E Wollaston and Sophia C Wollaston. In 1840 Wollaston applied for the position of Chaplain for the [[Western Australian Land Company]], a speculative venture that was seeking emigrant settlers to go to [[Australind, Western Australia]], near Port Leschenault. The company failed to appoint him officially but continued to promote the venture by saying Wollaston was available. In the confusion, Wollaston proceeded to the new colony believing that he had been appointed as Colonial Chaplain and that an official [[stipend]] would be forthcoming on his arrival.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} |
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By the time he arrived, the Australind settlement was on the verge of collapse, largely due to its isolation from the rest of the colony at the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]]. Wollaston found himself nearly destitute and without a parish but with an offer from the [[Governor of Western Australia|Governor]], [[John Hutt]] to pay him a stipend of 100 pounds a year once a church had been built.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acca.asn.au/Vol1003H/301p1101.html|title=John Ramsden Wollaston, Australian Saint and Hero of the Church of England|work=[[The Anglican Catholic Church]]|accessdate=11 March 2008| |
By the time he arrived, the Australind settlement was on the verge of collapse, largely due to its isolation from the rest of the colony at the [[Swan River (Western Australia)|Swan River]]. Wollaston found himself nearly destitute and without a parish but with an offer from the [[Governor of Western Australia|Governor]], [[John Hutt]] to pay him a stipend of 100 pounds a year once a church had been built.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acca.asn.au/Vol1003H/301p1101.html|title=John Ramsden Wollaston, Australian Saint and Hero of the Church of England|work=[[The Anglican Catholic Church]]|accessdate=11 March 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518065920/http://acca.asn.au/Vol1003H/301p1101.html|archivedate=18 May 2006}}</ref> Together with his sons he purchased some land alongside the [[Preston River]] and a dilapidated ex-whalers cottage which he called "Charterhouse" and built a small timber chapel nearby. The church opened without consecration in September 1842 and is the second oldest still standing church in Western Australia, after [[All Saints Church, Henley Brook|All Saints Church]] at [[Henley Brook, Western Australia|Henley Brook]]. It was later consecrated as St Mark's and is now located at the corner of Flynn and Charterhouse Close, [[Picton, Western Australia|Picton]], [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Bunbury/2005/02/17/1108500208058.html|title=Bunbury|date=8 February 2004|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=11 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=St Mark's Anglican Church |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/60279e68-3cbd-45df-aebe-8d30857ba04c |website=Heritage Council |access-date=8 July 2021}}</ref> |
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[[File:St Mark's Anglican Church, East Bunbury, October 2023 12.jpg|thumb|240px|St Mark's Anglican Church, Bunbury]] |
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In February 1842 he convened a conference of the five Anglican clergy in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], in an attempt to revitalise falling church attendances. The conference called on Bishop [[William Grant Broughton|William Broughton]] from [[New South Wales]] to visit Western Australia regularly, however the request was denied. |
In February 1842 he convened a conference of the five Anglican clergy in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], in an attempt to revitalise falling church attendances. The conference called on Bishop [[William Grant Broughton|William Broughton]] from [[New South Wales]] to visit Western Australia regularly, however the request was denied. |
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In 1848 the new governor, [[Charles Fitzgerald]] transferred Wollaston to [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]].<ref name=newsource>Groves, J. (2006). The Camfields : "The Comforts of Civilisation" in Early Colonial Western Australia. Retrieved from |
In 1848 the new governor, [[Charles Fitzgerald]] transferred Wollaston to [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]].<ref name=newsource>Groves, J. (2006). The Camfields : "The Comforts of Civilisation" in Early Colonial Western Australia. Retrieved from |
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http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/1267</ref> In October 1848 he was visited by Bishop [[Augustus Short|Short]]<ref name=newsource/> and Archdeacon [[Matthew Blagden Hale|Hale]] of the new [[Anglican Diocese of Adelaide|diocese of Adelaide]]. Bishop Short was impressed with Wollaston and appointed him Archdeacon of Western Australia, an office he held from 1848 until his death in 1856. Although now nearly 60, he spent his remaining years travelling his diocese extensively, always on horseback. He died aged 65 of a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] due to exhaustion. |
http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/1267</ref> In October 1848 he was visited by Bishop [[Augustus Short|Short]]<ref name=newsource/> and Archdeacon [[Matthew Blagden Hale|Hale]] of the new [[Anglican Diocese of Adelaide|diocese of Adelaide]]. Bishop Short was impressed with Wollaston and appointed him [[Archdeacon]] of Western Australia, an office he held from 1848 until his death in 1856. Although now nearly 60, he spent his remaining years travelling his diocese extensively, always on horseback. He died aged 65 of a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] due to exhaustion. |
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Wollaston campaigned vigorously in his latter years for the establishment of a [[Diocese|Bishopric]] in Perth, and this was finally granted in 1857 with [[Matthew Hale (bishop)|Matthew Hale]] appointed the first [[Anglican Diocese of Perth|Bishop of Perth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perth.anglican.org/web/The_Archbishop_and_Bishops/Previous_Bishops_and_Archbishops/|title=Previous Bishops and Archbishops|work=Anglican Diocese of Perth|accessdate=11 March 2008| |
Wollaston campaigned vigorously in his latter years for the establishment of a [[Diocese|Bishopric]] in Perth, and this was finally granted in 1857 with [[Matthew Hale (bishop)|Matthew Hale]] appointed the first [[Anglican Diocese of Perth|Bishop of Perth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perth.anglican.org/web/The_Archbishop_and_Bishops/Previous_Bishops_and_Archbishops/|title=Previous Bishops and Archbishops|work=Anglican Diocese of Perth|accessdate=11 March 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831160315/http://www.perth.anglican.org/web/The_Archbishop_and_Bishops/Previous_Bishops_and_Archbishops|archivedate=31 August 2007}}</ref> |
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[[Wollaston College]] (formerly the John Wollaston Theological College) (est. 1957), the [[John Wollaston Anglican Community School]] in [[Kelmscott, Western Australia|Kelmscott]] and the [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] suburb of [[Wollaston, Western Australia|Wollaston]] are all named after him. |
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John Ramsden Wollaston (28 March 1791 – 3 May 1856) was an Anglican priest who was instrumental in the establishment of the Church of England in Western Australia.[1]
Wollaston was born in London and educated at Charterhouse School where his father, Edward Wollaston, was a master. After taking holy orders, in May 1819 he married Mary Amelia Gledstanes with whom he had five sons: John R Wollaston, William E Wollaston, Henry N Wollaston, George G Wollaston and Edward C Wollaston and five daughters: Elizabeth M Wollaston, Mary E Wollaston, Mary A Wollaston, Agnes E Wollaston and Sophia C Wollaston. In 1840 Wollaston applied for the position of Chaplain for the Western Australian Land Company, a speculative venture that was seeking emigrant settlers to go to Australind, Western Australia, near Port Leschenault. The company failed to appoint him officially but continued to promote the venture by saying Wollaston was available. In the confusion, Wollaston proceeded to the new colony believing that he had been appointed as Colonial Chaplain and that an official stipend would be forthcoming on his arrival.[citation needed]
By the time he arrived, the Australind settlement was on the verge of collapse, largely due to its isolation from the rest of the colony at the Swan River. Wollaston found himself nearly destitute and without a parish but with an offer from the Governor, John Hutt to pay him a stipend of 100 pounds a year once a church had been built.[2] Together with his sons he purchased some land alongside the Preston River and a dilapidated ex-whalers cottage which he called "Charterhouse" and built a small timber chapel nearby. The church opened without consecration in September 1842 and is the second oldest still standing church in Western Australia, after All Saints Church at Henley Brook. It was later consecrated as St Mark's and is now located at the corner of Flynn and Charterhouse Close, Picton, Bunbury.[3][4]
In February 1842 he convened a conference of the five Anglican clergy in Perth, in an attempt to revitalise falling church attendances. The conference called on Bishop William Broughton from New South Wales to visit Western Australia regularly, however the request was denied.
In 1848 the new governor, Charles Fitzgerald transferred Wollaston to Albany.[5] In October 1848 he was visited by Bishop Short[5] and Archdeacon Hale of the new diocese of Adelaide. Bishop Short was impressed with Wollaston and appointed him Archdeacon of Western Australia, an office he held from 1848 until his death in 1856. Although now nearly 60, he spent his remaining years travelling his diocese extensively, always on horseback. He died aged 65 of a cerebral hemorrhage due to exhaustion.
Wollaston campaigned vigorously in his latter years for the establishment of a Bishopric in Perth, and this was finally granted in 1857 with Matthew Hale appointed the first Bishop of Perth.[6]
Wollaston College (formerly the John Wollaston Theological College) (est. 1957), the John Wollaston Anglican Community School in Kelmscott and the Bunbury suburb of Wollaston are all named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wollaston, John Ramsden (1791 - 1856)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "John Ramsden Wollaston, Australian Saint and Hero of the Church of England". The Anglican Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 18 May 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "Bunbury". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ "St Mark's Anglican Church". Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b Groves, J. (2006). The Camfields : "The Comforts of Civilisation" in Early Colonial Western Australia. Retrieved from http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/1267
- ^ "Previous Bishops and Archbishops". Anglican Diocese of Perth. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
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