Sarah Elizabeth Jolliffe Wills (died 1942?) was the first white missionary in Tuvalu.
Sarah Jolliffe | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Missionary  |
| Spouse(s) | Harold Temple Wills |
Sarah Jolliffe was the eldest daughter of Samuel Jolliffe of Northbourne, Kent. She was educated at Whitefield's College in Chelsea.[1]
Jolliffe worked for the London Missionary Society in the South Pacific. She initially worked under missionaries in Samoa and in 1912 the LMS sent her to Funafuti to start a school for girls. Called Misi Olivé by her students, she taught 30-40 girls from all over Tuvalu. Her work ended in 1920 and she returned to England.[2]
In 1926, she married the Rev. Harold Temple Wills, a missionary and grandson of Henry Overton Wills II.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b Western Daily Press, May 4, 1926, 5
- ^ a b Garrett, John (1992). Footsteps in the Sea: Christianity in Oceania to World War II. editorips@usp.ac.fj. ISBN 978-982-02-0068-5.
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