Tuesday, April 6, 2010

cousins?

so my papa's cousin asked an interesting question whether we were second cousins...so i decided to try google for the first time. this is what i found!
  1. Pick two people in your family and figure out which ancestor they have in common. For example, if you chose yourself and a cousin, you would have a grandparent in common.

  2. Look at the top row of the chart and find the first person's relationship to the common ancestor.

  3. Look at the far left column of the chart and find the second person's relationship to the common ancestor.

  4. Determine where the row and column containing those two relationships meet.
Common
Ancestor
Child Grandchild G-grandchild G-g-grandchild
Child Sister or Brother Nephew or Niece Grand-nephew or niece G-grand-nephew or niece
Grandchild Nephew or Niece First cousin First cousin, once removed First cousin, twice removed
G-grandchild Grand-nephew or niece First cousin, once removed Second cousin Second cousin, once removed
G-g-grandchild G-grand-nephew or niece First cousin, twice removed Second cousin, once removed Third cousin

1 comment:

  1. Rachel-First Cousin Once RemovedApril 6, 2010 at 10:22 PM

    I guess I am his first-cousin once removed! Phew that is long!

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