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Relationship Chart
Instructions for Using a Relationship Chart
- Pick two people in your family and figure out which ancestor they have in common. For example, if you chose yourself and a cousin, you would have a grandparent in common.
- Look at the top row of the chart and find the first person's relationship to the common ancestor.
- Look at the far left column of the chart and find the second person's relationship to the common ancestor.
- Determine where the row and column containing those two relationships meet.
|
Common |
Child |
Grandchild |
G-grandchild |
G-g-grandchild |
|
Child |
Sister
or Brother |
Nephew
or Niece |
Grand-nephew
or niece |
G-grand-nephew
or niece |
|
Grandchild |
Nephew
or Niece |
First
cousin |
First
cousin, once removed |
First
cousin, twice removed |
|
G-grandchild |
Grand-nephew
or niece |
First
cousin, once removed |
Second
cousin |
Second
cousin, once removed |
|
G-g-grandchild |
G-grand-nephew
or niece |
First
cousin, twice removed |
Second
cousin, once removed |
Third
cousin |
