“Cousinship”
Have you ever wondered who was a first cousin, who was a second and what in the world is a cousin x-removed? Well here is a table I ran across that shows it in easy to understand terms.{jcomments off}
| If one person’s ? | Grandparent | Great grandparent |
Great-great grandparent |
G3- grandparent |
G4- grandparent |
G5- grandparent |
| is the other person’s ? |
then they are ? | |||||
| Grandparent | 1st cousins | 1st cousins once removed | 1st cousins twice removed | 1st cousins thrice removed | 1st cousins four times removed | 1st cousins five times removed |
| Great-grandparent | 1st cousins once removed | 2nd cousins | 2nd cousins once removed | 2nd cousins twice removed | 2nd cousins thrice removed | 2nd cousins four times removed |
| Great-great-grandparent | 1st cousins twice removed | 2nd cousins once removed | 3rd cousins | 3rd cousins once removed | 3rd cousins twice removed | 3rd cousins thrice removed |
| Great3-grandparent | 1st cousins thrice removed | 2nd cousins twice removed | 3rd cousins once removed | 4th cousins | 4th cousins once removed | 4th cousins twice removed |
| Great4-grandparent | 1st cousins four times removed | 2nd cousins thrice removed | 3rd cousins twice removed | 4th cousins once removed | 5th cousins | 5th cousins once removed |
| Great5-grandparent | 1st cousins five times removed | 2nd cousins four times removed | 3rd cousins thrice removed | 4th cousins twice removed | 5th cousins once removed | 6th cousins |
Jerry
