Relationship Chart

 

 

To determine a kinship between yourself and someone else, first determine your own relationship to a common ancestor by using the first row (horizontal).

Next find the other person's relationship to that same common ancestor by using the first column (vertical).

Read down and across until you find the box where the two intersect — this will be the kinship between the two of you.

 

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 		1Cousin 1Cousin
 1R 		1Cousin
 2R 		1Cousin
 3R 		1Cousin
 4R
4 Great-
grandchild 		Grand-niece/
nephew 		1Cousin 1R 2Cousin 2Cousin 1R 2Cousin 2R 2Cousin 3R
5 2G-
grandchild 		Great-grand-
niece/nephew 		1Cousin 2R 2Cousin 1R 3Cousin 3Cousin 1R 3Cousin 2R
6 3G-
grandchild 		2G-grand-
niece/nephew 		1Cousin 3R 2Cousin 2R 3Cousin 1R 4Cousin 4Cousin 1R
7 4G-
grandchild 		3G-grand-
niece/nephew 		1Cousin 4R 2Cousin 3R 3Cousin 2R 4Cousin 1R 5Cousin

 

Abbreviations used in the chart

G = Great
2G = great-great
3G = great-great-great
4G = great-great-great-great

1Cousin = First Cousin
2Cousin = Second Cousin
3Cousin = Third Cousin
4Cousin = Fourth Cousin
5Cousin = Fifth Cousin

1R = Once Removed
 (one generation removed from the original cousinship)*
 2R = Twice Removed
 3R = Thrice Removed
 4R = Four Times Removed 

*Example: Your First Cousin's child is your First Cousin Once Removed (being one generation removed from the original cousinship).

 

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