Chris Paton, BA (Hons), HND, PgDip (Genealogical Studies), originally from Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland, is a former BBC television documentary maker who since 2006 has run his Ayrshire based family history service, Scotland's Greatest Story. A holder of a Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical Studies, he regularly writes content for various British and Irish family history magazines, including Who Do You Think You Are?, Family Tree, Discover Your Ancestors, Scotland Magazine, and his own Scottish GENES (Genealogy News and Events) blog.
Chris has also written twenty three books on Scottish, Irish and British genealogical themes. These include Researching Ancestral Crisis in Ireland, Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd edition), and The Mount Stewart Murder, the story of the longest unsolved murder case in Scotland, for which the victim was his three times great grandmother (full details on how to purchase his books in the UK can be found HERE, and in the United States HERE.
Chris has also written twenty books on Scottish, Irish and British genealogical themes. These include Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd edition), and The Mount Stewart Murder, the story of the longest unsolved murder case in Scotland, for which the victim was his three times great grandmother (full details on how to purchase his books can be found HERE).
In addition to teaching Scottish based family history courses through Pharos, Chris has also previously tutored on the University of Strathclyde's Postgraduate Genealogical Studies courses, and regularly lectures in the UK and overseas in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. He is a member of the stakeholder forum for the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland, as well as the Association of Professional Genealogists, for which he is also the editor of the organisation's monthly eNews publication for members.
