A Chart for Figuring Relationships
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On the top row, find the relationship of one person to the common ancestor and follow
the column straight down. Find the other person's relationship to the common ancestor on
the left hand column and follow that row straight across. The relationship is where the
projected row & column meet.
Common
|
Child |
Grandchild |
Great Grandchild |
Great Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Great
|
Child |
Sibling |
Niece or Nephew |
Grand
|
Great Grand
|
Great Great Grand
|
Great Great Great Grand
|
Great Great Great Great Grand
|
Great Great Great Great Great Grand
|
Grandchild |
Niece or Nephew |
First Cousin |
First Cousin
|
First Cousin
|
First Cousin
|
First Cousin
|
First Cousin
|
First Cousin
|
Great
|
Grand
|
First Cousin
|
Second
|
Second
|
Second
|
Second
|
Second
|
Second
|
Great
|
Great Grand
|
First Cousin
|
Second
|
Third
|
Third
|
Third
|
Third
|
Third
|
Great
|
Great
|
First Cousin Three Times
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Fourth
|
Fourth
|
Fourth
|
Great
|
Great
|
First Cousin Four Times
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Fifth
|
Fifth
|
Fifth
|
Great
|
Great
|
First Cousin
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Fifth
|
Sixth
|
Sixth
|
Great
|
Great
|
First Cousin
|
Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Fifth
|
Sixth
|
Seventh
|