My Great Grandfather Was a Criminal, and He Was Sentenced to Seven Years Hard Labour in the Jail on the Isle of Wight

My great grandfather was a criminal, and i only found that out in the course of my genealogical studies. And mummy didn't know, or if she did, she never said never, because it was a shameful thing. He was sentenced to seven years hard labour in the jail on the isle of wight - still there. I love that notion of looking who came before and how much of of their tenacity how much of their blood is within you? Again, i've been thinking about this a lot recently. We have all inherited whatever our ancestors gave us. But er, i don't feel loathing for criminals, except drug pushers and the people who smuggle people