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COUSIN RELATIONSHIPS

Until I starting researching my family history, I did not understand cousin relationships at all.  Once I figured them out they were easy to understand.   I have provided the following information to assist any 'newbies' like me in making that transition from confusion to understanding.

The following chart describes the "cousin relationships".

For two people trying to define their relationship:

1. Identify the relationship to the common ancestor for each person.

2. For the first party, look at the top row in the table and find the column heading that defines your relationship to the common ancestor. Follow that column down.

3. For the second party, look at the first column in the table and find the row title that defines your relationship to the common ancestor. Follow that row to the right.

4. Find the cell where the column and row (from #2 and #3 above) intersect. This is your relationship.

Common

Ancestor

Child

Grandchild

Great

Grandchild

Great

Great

Grandchild

 

Great

Great

Great

Grandchild

 

Great

Great

Great

Great

Grandchild

Child

Sibling

Niece or

Nephew

Grand

Niece or

Nephew

Great

Grand

Niece or

Nephew

Great Great

Grand

Niece or

Nephew

Great

Great

Great

Grand

Niece or

Nephew

Grandchild

Niece or

Nephew

First

Cousin

 

First Cousin

Once

Removed

 

First Cousin

Twice

Removed

First Cousin

Three

Times

Removed

First Cousin

Four

Times

Removed

Great

Grandchild

 

Grand

Niece or

Nephew

 

 

First Cousin

Once

Removed

 

Second

Cousin

Second

Cousin

Once Removed

Second

Cousin

Twice

Removed

Second

Cousin

Three

Times

Removed

Great

Great

Grandchild

Great

Grand

Niece or

Nephew

First Cousin

Twice

Removed

Second

Cousin

Once

Removed

Third

Cousin

Third

Cousin

Once

Removed

 

Third

Cousin

Twice

Removed

 

Great

Great

Great

Grandchild

Great

Great

Grand

Niece or

Nephew

First Cousin

Three

Times

Removed

 

Second

Cousin

Twice

Removed

 

Third

Cousin

Once

Removed

Fourth

Cousin

Fourth

Cousin

Once

Removed

Great

Great

Great

Great

Grandchild

Great

Great

Great

Grand

Niece or

Nephew

First Cousin

Four

Times

Removed

Second

Cousin

Three

Times

Removed

Third

Cousin

Twice

Removed

Fourth

Cousin

Once

Removed

Fifth

Cousin

 

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