Jonathan Scott

Author

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!

Recent articles by Jonathan Scott

1603, An English blacksmith using an anvil in a forge. The surname Smith comes from the occupation of blacksmith

Getting started

Where does my surname come from?

The defeat of the British army at Tweebosch, on 7 March 1902, in the Second Boer War

How to find Boer War service records

'The Environs of London from Greenwich', c1620-1630, 17th century. Artist: Anon

17th century history: What was life like in the 17th century?

'Scotland for Ever'; the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 18 June 1815, Napoleonic Wars

When were the Napoloenic Wars?

19th century preacher Charles Spurgeon is an example of surnames in Essex family history

Essex family history: The top 10 Essex surnames

Canadian family history - view of Busy Bon Secours Market

Canadian family history: The best websites

Edwardian cyclists examining old maps in a country lane

Discover your past

Where to find old maps of your area

Hardhams Tobacco Shop in 18th century London

Discover your past

18th century history: What was life like in Britain in the 18th century?

How to find cemetery records. The church of St Mary the Virgin in Wirksworth in Derbyshire, c.1800

Discover your past

How to find cemetery records online

Children from the Welsh mining village of Pantywaun, 1940 Welsh surnames

Discover your past

Welsh surnames: Why are there so few Welsh surnames, and what are the most common?

Indian Tea Plantation British in India

Overseas ancestry

How long were the British in India?

Trace your house history like David Olusoga on A House Through Time

House history: The best websites for tracing the history of your house

Newspaper boys with old newspapers, London, c.1910

Discover your past

How to read old newspapers online

A military hospital, 1914

The best websites for finding military hospital staff

Fundraising for an orphanage in East London in the 1920s orphanage records

Discover your past

How to find old orphanage records