Cousins
Here is an explanation about cousin relations which seems to be the accepted
technique.
If a person is related to another because they have the same parents, they
are siblings, not cousins.
If a person is related to another because they have the same grandparents,
they are cousins. This is also called first cousins.
If a person is related to another person because they have the same great
grandparents, they are second cousins.
If a person is related to another person because they have the same great
great grandparents, they are third cousins.
If a person is related to another person because they have the same great
great great grandparents, they are fourth cousins.
See how this goes?
Now the removed designation can be calculated as follows.
If the two people being compared are the same number of generations from the
common point, then they are nothing removed.
If the two people being compared are one generation number different from
the same common point, they are once removed.
If the two people are two generations different, twice removed.
If several generations are involved, then there is a possibility of having a
removed designation due to the difference in ages when people have offspring
compared to their own age.
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or an article about this.
Here is a neat chart to help you figure out these relationships. SOURCE
Common Ancestor
|
child
|
grandchild
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great grandchild
|
great great grandchild
|
3rd great grandchild
|
4th great grandchild
|
5th great grandchild
|
6th great grandchild
|
7th great
grandchild
|
child
|
brother/
sister
|
nephew/
niece
|
grand nephew/
niece
|
great nephew/
niece
|
2nd great nephew/
niece
|
3rd great nephew/
niece
|
4th great nephew/
niece
|
5th great nephew/
niece
|
6th great
nephew/
niece
|
grandchild
|
nephew/
niece
|
1st cousin
|
1st cousin, once removed
|
1st cousin, twice removed
|
1st cousin, thrice removed
|
1st cousin, four times removed
|
1st cousin, five times removed
|
1st cousin, six times removed
|
1st
cousin,
7 times
removed
|
great grandchild
|
grand nephew/
niece
|
1st
cousin, once removed
|
2nd cousin
|
2nd
cousin, once removed
|
2nd cousin, twice removed
|
2nd cousin, thrice removed
|
2nd cousin, four times removed
|
2nd cousin, five times removed
|
2nd
cousin,
six times
removed
|
great great grandchild
|
great nephew/
niece
|
1st
cousin, twice removed
|
2nd cousin, once removed
|
3rd cousin
|
3rd cousin, once removed
|
3rd cousin, twice removed
|
3rd cousin, thrice removed
|
3rd cousin, four times removed
|
3rd
cousin,
five times removed
|
3rd great grandchild
|
great great nephew/
niece
|
1st
cousin, thrice removed
|
2nd cousin, twice removed
|
3rd
cousin, once removed
|
4th cousin
|
4th cousin, once removed
|
4th cousin, twice removed
|
4th cousin, thrice removed
|
4th
cousin,
four times
removed
|
4th great grandchild
|
3rd great nephew/
niece
|
1st
cousin, four times removed
|
2nd cousin, thrice removed
|
3rd
cousin, twice removed
|
4th cousin, once removed
|
5th cousin
|
5th cousin, once removed
|
5th cousin, twice removed
|
5th
cousin,
thrice
removed
|
5th great grandchild
|
4th great nephew/
niece
|
1st
cousin, five times removed
|
2nd cousin, four times removed
|
3rd
cousin, thrice removed
|
4th cousin, twice removed
|
5th cousin, once removed
|
6th cousin
|
6th cousin, once removed
|
6th
cousin,
twice
removed
|
6th great grandchild
|
5th great nephew/
niece
|
1st
cousin, six times removed
|
2nd cousin, five times removed
|
3rd
cousin, four times removed
|
4th cousin, thrice removed
|
5th cousin, twice removed
|
6th cousin, once removed
|
7th cousin
|
7th
cousin,
once
removed
|
7th great grandchild
|
6th great nephew/
niece
|
1st
cousin,
7 times removed
|
2nd cousin, six times removed
|
3rd
cousin, five times removed
|
4th cousin, four times removed
|
5th cousin, thrice removed
|
6th cousin, twice removed
|
7th cousin, once removed
|
8th
cousin
|
Using the Relationship Chart
First, be aware that the "Common
Ancestor" designation should probably be something like
"Common Ancestral Couple"; if only one (either
husband or wife) is a common ancestor, then
each of the relationships is "half."
To find how you are related to another
person in your family:
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Find your relationship to the Common Ancestor in the
top row
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Find the relationship of the other person to the
Common Ancestor in the left column
-
Where the row and the column intersect is your
relationship to that person.
Example:
You are the great grandchild of your
Ancestor.
The other person is the great-great grandchild of the same
Ancestor.
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You are the third one to the right from the Common
Ancestor at the top of the chart
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The other person is the fourth one down from the
Common Ancestor on the left column
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They intersect at:
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2nd cousin, once removed.
That is your relationship to the other
person.
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