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  • William Goddard was my Convict Ancestor.

    William Goddard was my Convict Ancestor.

    Received Seven Years in Prison for larceny. He Was My 2× Great-Grandfather. William Goddard, aged 25 – Millbank Prison, 5th February 1880This Photo is 145 years old to the month (February 1880 – February 2025).  TNA ref PCOM 9/79 (Portraits of Convicts, 1879) photos were taken of any “habitual criminal” under the Prevention of Crimes Act 1871. William’s multiple priors…