Was it worth migrating to the new British industrial colony of South Australia? Evidence from skeletal pathologies and historic records of a sample of 19th-century settlers

Gurr, Angela; Brook, Alan Henry; Kumaratilake, Jaliya; Anson, Timothy; Pate, F Donald; Henneberg, Maciej

doi:10.1016/j.ijpp.2022.04.002

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Gurr, A., Brook, A. H., Kumaratilake, J., Anson, T., Pate, F. D., & Henneberg, M. (2022). Was it worth migrating to the new British industrial colony of South Australia? Evidence from skeletal pathologies and historic records of a sample of 19th-century settlers. International Journal of Paleopathology, 37, 41–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2022.04.002

Abstract

Objectives: To examine pathological evidence present in a sample of 19th -century settlers to South Australia in the context of an early industrial society.

Materials: Skeletal remains of 20 adults and 45 nonadults from the government funded burial site (free ground) of St Mary's Anglican Church Cemetery, gravestones of privately funded burials and local parish records.

Methods: Investigation of pathological manifestations of skeletal remains, church records and historic literature. Comparison with similar samples from Britain and f