To find the relationship between two persons in the same descendancy,
that is, they do have a common ancestor (actually, an ancestor couple)
- find that common ancestor, by stepping back through the generations.
Each do that. Plot one along the top, plot the other down the left border.
From those end point, go down the chart and across the chart to where the
lines meet.
That is your relationship. If the one on the top is a 4th Great Grand-daughter,
and the one on the side is a 6th Great Grand-son, they are, therefore,
5th Cousins, twice removed (2 generations seperation).
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Common
Ancestor |
Son/
Dau |
Grand-
son/dau |
Great
Grand- son/dau |
G G
Grand- son/dau |
G G G
Grand- son/dau |
4th G
Grand- son/dau |
5th G
Grand- son/dau |
6th G
Grand- son/dau |
|
1 | Son/
Dau |
Bro/Sis | Nephew/
Niece |
Grand
Nephew/ Niece |
Great
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
G G
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
G G G
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
4th G
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
5th G
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
2 | Grand-
son/dau |
Nephew/
Niece |
1st
Cousin |
1st Cou
1 R |
1st Cou
2 R |
1st Cou
3 R |
1st Cou
4 R |
1st Cou
5 R |
1st Cou
6 R |
3 | Great
Grand- son/dau |
Grand
Nephew/ Niece |
1st Cou
1 R |
2nd Cou | 2nd Cou
1 R |
2nd Cou
2 R |
2nd Cou
3 R |
2nd Cou
4 R |
2nd Cou
5 R |
4 | G G
Grand- son/dau |
Great
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
1st Cou
2 R |
2nd Cou
1 R |
3rd Cou | 3rd Cou
1 R |
3rd Cou
2 R |
3rd Cou
3 R |
3rd Cou
4 R |
5 | G G G
Grand- son/dau |
G G G
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
1st Cou
3 R |
2nd Cou
2 R |
3rd Cou
1 R |
4th Cou | 4th Cou
1 R |
4th Cou
2 R |
4th Cou
3 R |
6 | 4th G
Grand- son/dau |
G G G
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
1st Cou
4 R |
2nd Cou
3 R |
3rd Cou
2 R |
4th Cou
1 R |
5th Cou | 5th Cou
1 R |
5th Cou
2 R |
7 | 5th G
Grand- son/dau |
4th G
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
1st Cou
5 R |
2nd Cou
4 R |
3rd Cou
3 R |
4th Cou
2 R |
5th Cou
1 R |
6th Cou | 6th Cou
1 R |
8 | 6th G
Grand- son/dau |
5th G
Grand Nephew/ Niece |
1st Cou
6 R |
2nd Cou
5 R |
3rd Cou
4 R |
4th Cou
3 R |
5th Cou
2 R |
6th Cou
1 R |
7th Cou |