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    Jonathan Scott

    Jonathan Scott

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    Jonathan Scott is an author specialising in family history and online records, who's written for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine since issue 4! His books include the best-selling 'A Dictionary of Family History' The Genealogists' ABC' as well as 'The Family History Web Directory' and 'Tracing Your British and Irish Ancestors'.

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