A Chart for Figuring Relationships
On the top row, find the relationship of one person to the common ancestor and follow the column straight down. Find the other persons 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.
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| common ancestor | Child | Grandchild | 1xG-Grandchild | 2xG-Grandchild | 3xG-Grandchild | 4xG-Grandchild |
| Child | Sibling | nephew/neice | grand-nephew/neice | G-grand nephew/neice | 2xG-grand nephew/neice | 3xG-grand nephew/neice |
| Grandchild | nephew/neice | 1st cousin | 1st cousin once removed | 1st cousin twice removed | 1st cousin 3X removed | 1st cousin 4X removed |
| great-Grandchild | grand nephew/neice | 1st cousin once removed | 2nd cousin | 2nd cousin once removed | 2nd cousin twice removed | 2nd cousin 3X removed |
| 2xG-Grandchild | G-grand nephew/neice | 1st cousin twice removed | 2nd cousin once removed | 3rd cousin | 3rd cousin once removed | 3rd cousin twice removed |
| 3xG-Grandchild | 2xG-grand nephew/neice | 1st cousin 3X removed | 2nd cousin twice removed | 3rd cousin once removed | 4th cousin | 4th cousin once removed |
| 4xG-Grandchild | 3xG-grand nephew/neice | 1st cousin 4X removed | 2nd cousin 3X removed | 3rd cousin twice removed | 4th cousin once removed | 5th cousin |