Relationship Chart
To determine a kinship between yourself and someone else:
1. First determine your own relationship to a common ancestor by using the first row (horizontal).
2. Next find the other person's relationship to that same common ancestor by using the first column (vertical).
3. Read down and across until you find the box where the two intersect. This will be the kinship between the two of you.
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Row → Column ↓ |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
|
1 |
Common Ancestor |
Child |
Grandchild |
Great- Grandchild |
2G Grandchild |
3G Grandchild |
4G Grandchild |
|
2 |
Child |
Sibling |
Niece/ Nephew |
Grand-Niece/ Nephew |
Great Grand-Niece/ Nephew |
2G-Grand- Niece/Nephew |
3G-Grand- Niece/Nephew |
|
3 |
Grandchild |
Niece/ Nephew |
1st Cousin |
1st Cousin 1R |
1st Cousin 2R |
1st Cousin 3R |
1st Cousin 4R |
|
4 |
Great- Grandchild |
Grand-Niece/ Nephew |
1st Cousin 1R |
2nd Cousin |
2nd Cousin 1R |
2nd Cousin 2R |
2nd Cousin 3R |
|
5 |
2G Grandchild |
Great Grand-Niece/ Nephew |
1st Cousin 2R |
2nd Cousin 1R |
3rd Cousin |
3rd Cousin 1R |
3rd Cousin 2R |
|
6 |
3G Grandchild |
2G-Grand- Niece/Nephew |
1st Cousin 3R |
2nd Cousin 2R |
3rd Cousin 1R |
4th Cousin |
4th Cousin 1R |
|
7 |
4G Grandchild |
3G-Grand- Niece/Nephew |
1st Cousin 4R |
2nd Cousin 3R |
3rd Cousin 2R |
4th Cousin 1R |
5th Cousin |
Abbreviations used in the chart
G = Great
2G = Great-Great
3G = Great-Great-Great
4G = Great-Great-Great-Great
1R = Once Removed
(One generation removed from the original cousinship. Example: Your 1st Cousin's child is your 1st Cousin Once Removed)
2R = Twice Removed
3R = Thrice Removed
4R = Four Times Removed
Reference:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/chart_relations.htm