Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 ‘Strangers in the blood’ 14
6. 2 ‘The workhouse or death’ 49
7. 3 Part of the family? 79
8. 4 Courts of last resort 109
9. 5 Simple acts of justice 146
10. 6 Love and loss 179
11. 7 ‘Passed from hand to hand’ 204
12. 8 ‘Bad blood’? 238
13. Conclusion 266
14. Bibliography 276
15. Index 292