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| How are you related? The following chart will
assist you in using the proper terms to describe blood relationships. First
determine the first ancestor that you and the other person have in common. Next find
the column in the top row which describes the other person's relationship to the common
ancestor. Then find the row in the left column that describes your relationship to
the common ancestor. The intersection of the row and column describes that person's
relationship to you. |
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| CA |
CH |
GCH |
GGCH |
G2GCH |
G3GCH |
G4GCH |
G5GCH |
G6GCH |
G7GCH |
G8GCH |
| CH |
S |
N |
GN |
GGN |
G2GN |
G3GN |
G4GN |
G5GN |
G6GN |
G7GN |
| GCH |
U |
1C |
1C1R |
1C2R |
1C3R |
1C4R |
1C5R |
1C6R |
1C7R |
1C8R |
| GGCH |
GU |
1C1R |
2C |
2C1R |
2C2R |
2C3R |
2C4R |
2C5R |
2C6R |
2C7R |
| G2GCH |
GGU |
1C2R |
2C1R |
3C |
3C1R |
3C2R |
3C3R |
3C4R |
3C5R |
3C6R |
| G3GCH |
G2GU |
1C3R |
2C2R |
3C1R |
4C |
4C1R |
4C2R |
4C3R |
4C4R |
4C5R |
| G4GCH |
G3GU |
1C4R |
2C3R |
3C2R |
4C1R |
5C |
5C1R |
5C2R |
5C3R |
5C4R |
| G5GCH |
G4GU |
1C5R |
2C4R |
3C3R |
4C2R |
5C1R |
6C |
6C1R |
6C2R |
6C3R |
| G6GCH |
G5GU |
1C6R |
2C5R |
3C4R |
4C3R |
5C2R |
6C1R |
7C |
7C1R |
7C2R |
| G7GCH |
G6GU |
1C7R |
2C6R |
3C5R |
4C4R |
5C3R |
6C2R |
7C1R |
8C |
8C1R |
| G8GCH |
G7GU |
1C8R |
2C7R |
3C6R |
4C5R |
5C4R |
6C3R |
7C2R |
8C1R |
9C |
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Definitions:
- CA = common ancestor
- CH = child
- N = nephew/niece
- U = uncle/aunt
- G = grand
- GG = great grand
- G# = great that many times
- S = sibling - brother/sister
- #C = cousin number
- #R = how many times removed (how many generations separate the relationship)
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| Therefore, the child of your uncle is your first cousin, since you
share the same grandfather. The great grand child of your great great grand mother
is your second cousin once removed. These legal descriptions only apply to blood
relations. However, the child of your uncle's brother, even though the uncle is
married to your father's sister, is often referred to as a "first cousin by
marriage", but legally has no blood relation. See
Relations for a program to assist you. |
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| But, what about Step-, Half-, . . . ? These
terms are used when siblings (brother/sister) do not share the same set of parents.
If you have one parent in common, you are "half-" brother/sister, and if not,
you are "step-" brother/sister. Your non-blood parent is your
"step-" parent. Previous children of that step-parent are your
step-siblings. |
- HALF BROTHER/HALF SISTER - Child by another marriage of one's mother or father; the
relationship of two people who have only one parent in common.
- STEP-BROTHER / STEP-SISTER - Child of one's step-father or step-mother.
- STEP-CHILD - Child of one's husband or wife from a previous marriage.
- STEP-FATHER - Husband of one's mother by a later marriage.
- STEP-MOTHER - Wife of one's father by a later marriage.
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| OK, now tell me about In-Law, . . . ? An in-law
relation is one by marriage rather than by blood and extends only to your immediate
family. The wife of your son is your daughter-in-law and your wife's parents are
your mother-/father-in-law. Your brother's wife is your sister-in-law. But
the wife of your uncle is still your aunt and the uncle of your wife is just that.
The in-law term only applies to your marriage, your sibling's marriage, and your
children's marriage. To get the full story see the lyrics to "I Am My Own Grand Pa". |
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For more definitions, see pages at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ns/digby/perm2/glossary.htm
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http://home.earthlink.net/~howardorjeff/i8.htm
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http://www.cyndislist.com/diction.htm#GenDict
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