Family Relationships
Have you ever wondered what the term second cousin, twice removed meant? Have you ever wondered what is the relationship between you and a distant relative?
This chart maight help you to work out those complicated distant relations. The forward slashes lead up to parents, and the backslashes lead down to their children. Extend the chart upwards, downwards and across and you will eventually find Adam & Eve!!!
4 X Great
Grandparents
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3 X Great 4 X Great
Grandparents Uncle-Aunt
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2 X Great 3 X Great 1st Cousin
Grandparents Uncle-Aunt 4 X Removed
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Great 2 X Great 1st Cousin 2nd Cousin
Grandparents Uncle-Aunt 3 X Removed 3 X Removed
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Grand Great 1st Cousin 2nd Cousin 3rd Cousin
Parents Uncle-Aunt 2 X Removed 2 X Removed 2 X Removed
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Father Uncle 1st Cousin 2nd Cousin 3rd Cousin 4th Cousin
Mother Aunt Once Removed Once Removed Once Removed Once Removed
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YOU Brother 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Sister Cousin Cousin Cousin Cousin Cousin
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Son Nephew 1st Cousin 2nd Cousin 3rd Cousin 4th Cousin
Daughter Neice Once Removed Once Removed Once Removed Once Removed
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Grand Grand 1st Cousin 2nd Cousin 3rd Cousin
Child Nephew-Neice 2 X Removed 2 X Removed 2 X Removed
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Great Great Grand 1st Cousin 2nd Cousin
Grandchild Nephew-Neice 3 X Removed 3 X Removed
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2 X Great 2 X Great Grand 1st Cousin
Grandchild Nephew-Neice 4 X Removed
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3 X Great 3 X Great Grand
Grandchild Nephew-Neice
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4 X Great
Grandchild
