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Genealogy relationship chart

Ever wondered how to describe the precise relationship between, for example, yourself and your cousin's children - you can with this chart.

Common Ancestor	Son or Daughter	Grandson or Daughter	Great Grandson or Daughter	2nd Great Grandson or Daughter	3rd Great Grandson or Daughter
Son or Daughter	Brother or Sister	Nephew or Niece	Grand Nephew or Niece	Great Grand Nephew or Niece	2nd Great Grand Nephew or Niece
Grandson or Daughter	Nephew or Niece	First Cousin	First Cousin Once Removed	First Cousin Twice Removed	First Cousin Three Times Removed
Great Grandson or Daughter	Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Once Removed	Second Cousin	Second Cousin Once Removed	Second Cousin Twice Removed
2nd Great Grandson or Daughter	Great Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Twice Removed	Second Cousin Once Removed	Third Cousin	Third Cousin Once Removed
3rd Great Grandson or Daughter	2nd Great Grand Nephew or Niece	First Cousin Three Times Removed	Second Cousin Twice Removed	Third Cousin Once Removed	Fourth Cousin

To use - select which ancestor the two people have in common. Look at the top row and find the relationship of the first person to the common ancestor. Then look at the left hand column and find the second person's relationship to the common ancestor. The cell where the row and column cross contains the genealoical relationship between the two people.

A similar table extending to ten generations can be found in the Summer 2009 issue of 'Tree Tappers' published by the Malvern Family History Society

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