Kinship Chart

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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