Jabblog has done a post about family and birthdays, and has provided an excellent explanation of cousins, second or otherwise. So I did a very abbreviated family tree so I could identify the status of my various and numerous cousins.
I've always assumed my cousins were all second cousins but it seems lots are first cousins once removed. And here's the explanation from Jabblog:
Your second cousin is someone who shares a great-grandparent with you.
Your first cousin once removed is either the child of your first cousin, or your parent’s first cousin.
So now you know.
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That's the kind of information I can read numerous times without grasping it in a way I can use it. It probably explains how quickly I get baffled with genealogy.
. . . and you will remember it now, won't you;-)
I had to draw it to understand it, Boud.
And I'll definitely maybe possibly remember it, Jabblog.
I've also never properly understood the definitions of those terms before. That's the clearest explanation I've ever read! Will keep it for future reference, thanks!
Yes, I learned this a few years back when some of my mom's relatives contacted me on facebook. The kids of my cousins... once removed and all that. Still, they call me "aunt" and I call them "nephew/ neice". Fewer syllables.
interesting I never knew what that meant
Cathy
Different cultures draw their family trees in different ways. You described only the Brit way of doing it.
I never could get past first cousin. After that it just gets too confusing for me.
I may be able to identify the connection to my cousins. Forget explaining it to anyone else however.
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