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Kinship question
Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:16:39 -0800 (PST)
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Kdberr1...
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I would like to figure out the relationship between me and a
"cousin." Her paternal great-grandfather married my paternal
great-grandmother's maternal aunt. The two of them raised her after
her mother died.
How are the two of us (me and the "cousin") related? How am I
Austin W. Spencer...
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Your common ancestors are four generations back of her and five
generations behind you. That makes you second cousins once removed.
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related to the uncle who raised my great-grandmother?
k......
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I believe you would be 3rd cousins once removed and you would be the
2gr grandniece of the uncle who raised your gr-grandmother. The
common ancestor would be the 5th generation on your cousin's side
and the 6th on your side.
Here's a reference chart:
Kevin
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Austin W. Spencer...
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This man is an uncle by marriage; he has no common bloodline with
you that you have yet referred to. (If you happened to find one, it
would also produce another kinship term for your relationship with
your cousin.) But his wife would be your great-great-great-aunt.
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Austin W. Spencer...
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You're welcome.
Austin W. Spencer
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