Relationship Chart

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 might 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!!!

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                              4 X Great
                             Grandparents
                               /      \
                        3 X Great    4 X Great
                     Grandparents    Uncle-Aunt
                         /     \            \
                  2 X Great   3 X Great   1st Cousin
                Grandparents  Uncle-Aunt  4 X Removed
                   /     \            \           \
             Great     2 X Great    1st Cousin   2nd Cousin
         Grandparents  Uncle-Aunt   3 X Removed  3 X Removed
             /     \           \            \           \
       Grand      Great       1st Cousin   2nd Cousin   3rd Cousin
      Parents   Uncle-Aunt    2 X Removed  2 X Removed  2 X Removed
       /    \           \            \           \           \
  Father   Uncle  1st Cousin   2nd Cousin   3rd Cousin  4th Cousin
  Mother   Aunt  Once Removed Once Removed Once Removed Once Rem
  /    \         \           \           \           \        \
YOU  Brother    1st         2nd         3rd         4th      5th
      Sister   Cousin      Cousin      Cousin      Cousin   Cousin
  \        \       \           \            \            \
  Son    Nephew  1st Cousin   2nd Cousin   3rd Cousin   4th Cousin
Daughter  Neice Once Removed Once Removed Once Removed Once Removed
     \          \            \            \            \
    Grand      Grand        1st Cousin   2nd Cousin   3rd Cousin
    Child    Nephew-Neice   2 X Removed  2 X Removed  2 X Removed
        \           \             \            \
       Great      Great Grand    1st Cousin   2nd Cousin
     Grandchild   Nephew-Neice  3 X Removed  3 X Removed
             \           \            \
          2 X Great  2 X Great Grand  1st Cousin
          Grandchild   Nephew-Neice    4 X Removed
                \            \
             3 X Great  3 X Great Grand
            Grandchild   Nephew-Neice
                   \
                4 X Great
                Grandchild
 

 

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