Gregg Family History Project - Relationship Chart

RELATIONSHIP CHART This is a chart to plot relationships in your family tree. For ease of display, descendants are assumed male. (For Female side just read daughter for son, niece for nephew etc.)

        1.) From the top left corner of the chart, start with the CLOSEST Common Ancestor box.
        2.) Look across the top of the chart, to find the relationship of descendant No.1 to the common ancestor.
        3.) Check down the left side of the chart find the relationship of descendant No.2 to the common ancestor.
        4.) Now go down the column of descendant No.1's until you meet the row where descendant No.2 intersects.
             The relationship in that box, is the relationship of descendant No.1 to descendant No.2.

'Removed' means, to remove one generation.
So if you and John are 2nd cousins once removed, that means that your parent (one generation) and John are 2nd cousins. And your child and John are 2nd cousins twice removed because your child's grandparent (two generations) and John are second cousins.

CLOSEST COMMON ANCESTOR	son	Grandson	(John) Great Grandson	GG Grandson	GGG Grandson	4G Grandson	5G Grandson	6G Grandson	7G Grandson
son	brother	nephew	Grand nephew	G Grand nephew	GG Grand nephew	GGG Grand nephew	4G Grand nephew	5G Grand nephew	6G Grand nephew
Grandson	nephew	1st cousin	1st cousin once removed	1st cousin 2 removed	1st cousin 3 removed	1st cousin 4 removed	1st cousin 5 removed	1st cousin 6 removed	1st cousin 7 removed
(Your Parent) G Grandson	Grand nephew	1 cousin 1 removed	2nd cousin	2nd cousin 1 removed	2nd cousin 2 removed	2nd cousin 3 removed	2nd cousin 4 removed	2nd cousin 5 removed	2nd cousin 6 removed
(You) GG Grandson	G Grand nephew	1 cousin 2 removed	2 cousin 1 removed *	3rd cousin	3 cousin 1 removed	3 cousin 2 removed	3 cousin 3 removed	3 cousin 4 removed	3 cousin 5 removed
(Your Child) GGG Grandson	GG Grand nephew	1 cousin 3 removed	2 cousin 2 removed	3 cousin 1 removed	4th cousin	4 cousin 1 removed	4 cousin 2 removed	4 cousin 3 removed	4 cousin 4 removed
4G Grandson	3G Grand nephew	1 cousin 4 removed	2 cousin 3 removed	3 cousin 2 removed	4 cousin 1 removed	5th cousin	5 cousin 1 removed	5 cousin 2 removed	5 cousin 3 removed
5G Grandson	4G Grand nephew	1 cousin 5 removed	2 cousin 4 removed	3 cousin 3 removed	4 cousin 2 removed	5 cousin 1 removed	6th cousin	6 cousin 1 removed	6 cousin 2 removed
6G Grandson	5G Grand nephew	1 cousin 6 removed	2 cousin 5 removed	3 cousin 4 removed	4 cousin 3 removed	5 cousin 2 removed	6 cousin 1 removed	7th cousin	7 cousin 1 removed
7G Grandson	6G Grand nephew	1 cousin 7 removed	2 cousin 6 removed	3 cousin 5 removed	4 cousin 4 removed	5 cousin 3 removed	6 cousin 2 removed	7 cousin 1 removed	8th cousin