Cousin chart, how are you related?

How are you related to me, or anyone else?

Hopefully these charts and examples will help you figure that out.

0	1	2	3	4	5	6
common ancestor	son/daughter	grandchild	great-grandchild	G-G-grandchild	G-G-G-grandchild	4th G-grandchild
son/daughter	brother/sister	nephew/niece	grand-nephew/niece	G-grand nephew/niece	G-G-grand nephew/niece	G-G-G-grand nephew/niece
grandchild	nephew/niece	1st cousin	1st cousin once removed	1st cousin twice removed	1st cousin 3X removed	1st cousin 4X removed
great-grandchild	grand nephew/niece	1st cousin once removed	2nd cousin	2nd cousin once removed	2nd cousin twice removed	2nd cousin 3X removed
G-G-grandchild	G-grand nephew/niece	1st cousin twice removed	2nd cousin once removed	3rd cousin	3rd cousin once removed	3rd cousin twice removed
G-G-G-grandchild	G-G-grand nephew/niece	1st cousin 3X removed	2nd cousin twice removed	3rd cousin once removed	4th cousin	4th cousin once removed
4G-grandchild	GGG-grand nephew/niece	1st cousin 4X removed	2nd cousin 3X removed	3rd cousin twice removed	4th cousin once removed	5th cousin

Ok lets test this! I have a cousin Philip Plummer jr., he's always been "cousin" Phil yet my mom was an only child, and he wasnt my grandfathers brother. Phils grandfather, William, and my great-grandfather, Sylvester, were brothers...making our common ancestor their father Thomas Plummer. Time to test now that we've found out who came from where.

0	1	2	3	4	5	6
THOMAS PLUMMER	SYLVESTER PLUMMER	JOHN PLUMMER	MARGE PLUMMER-HUISH	KATHY HUISH--ME	G-G-G-grandchild	4th G-grandchild
WILLIAM PLUMMER	brother/sister	nephew/niece	grand-nephew/niece	G-grand nephew/niece	G-G-grand nephew/niece	G-G-G-grand nephew/niece
PHILIP PLUMMER SR	nephew/niece	1st cousin	1st cousin once removed	1st cousin twice removed	1st cousin 3X removed	1st cousin 4X removed
PHILIP PLUMMER JR	grand nephew/niece	1st cousin once removed	2nd cousin	*2nd cousin once removed*	2nd cousin twice removed	2nd cousin 3X removed
G-G-grandchild	G-grand nephew/niece	1st cousin twice removed	2nd cousin once removed	3rd cousin	3rd cousin once removed	3rd cousin twice removed
G-G-G-grandchild	G-G-grand nephew/niece	1st cousin 3X removed	2nd cousin twice removed	3rd cousin once removed	4th cousin	4th cousin once removed
4G-grandchild	GGG-grand nephew/niece	1st cousin 4X removed	2nd cousin 3X removed	3rd cousin twice removed	4th cousin once removed	5th cousin

Turns out that "cousin Phil" is actually "2nd cousin twice removed Phil". But I think I'll still call him just cousin Phil.
If you, like many other people, are wondering where the removed part comes from or what it means, think of it like this:
1st generation-Thomas Plummer (the ancestor we have in common)
2nd generation-William and Sylvester Plummer
3rd generation-John and Phil Sr. Plummer
4th generation-Marge and Phil Jr
5th generation-Kathy
I am one generation off! Hence, once removed. So, Phil's son Bob was my 3rd cousin because our generations would match coming down from the top, or common ancestor...get it??
Hope you've enjoyed this page and I hope it has helped you figure out how you are related to some people. Feel free to print it and write in your own family names if that helps.

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