Underground Overground post: A man named Wuzerham

Today’s blog post comes to you from Underground Overground Archaeology, and it’s all about a man named Wuzerham. Wuzerham was an Indian indentured servant who came to Christchurch in the 1850s, with Jane and John Cracroft WIlson (who I’ve written about before in the post on 1850s houses in the city). This post provides an insight into racism in the 19th century city, and the experiences of one Indian man. It’s also a great example of how the details of a life can be constructed from primary sources that are about a person, rather than written by that person.