Common Ancestor Child Grand child Gr. Grand child 2x Gr. Grand child 3x Gr. Grand child 4x Gr. Grand child 5x Gr. Grand child 6x Gr. Grand child Child Sibling Niece/ Nephew Grand Niece/ Nephew Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew 2x Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew 3x Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew 4x Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew 5x Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew Grand child Niece/ Nephew First Cousin First Cousin 1x Rem First Cousin 2x Rem First Cousin 3x Rem First Cousin 4x Rem First Cousin 5 x Rem First Cousin 6x Rem Gr. Grand child Grand Niece/ Nephew First Cousin 1x Rem Second Cousin Second Cousin 1x Rem. Second Cousin 2x Rem. Second Cousin 3x Rem. Second Cousin 4x Rem. Second Cousin 5x Rem. 2x Gr. Grand child Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew First Cousin 2x Rem Second Cousin 1x Rem. Third Cousin Third Cousin 1x Rem. Third Cousin 2x Rem. Third Cousin 3x Rem. Third Cousin 4x Rem. 3x Gr. Grand child 2x Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew First Cousin 3x Rem Second Cousin 2x Rem. Third Cousin 1x Rem. Fourth Cousin Fourth Cousin 1x Rem. Fourth Cousin 2x Rem. Fourth Cousin 3x Rem. 4x Gr. Grand child 3x Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew First Cousin 4x Rem Second Cousin 3x Rem. Third Cousin 2x Rem. Fourth Cousin 1x Rem. Fifth Cousin Fifth Cousin 1x Rem. Fifth Cousin 2x Rem. 5x Gr. Grand child 4x Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew First Cousin 5 x Rem Second Cousin 4x Rem. Third Cousin 3x Rem. Fourth Cousin 2x Rem. Fifth Cousin 1x Rem. Sixth Cousin Sixth Cousin 1x Rem. 6x Gr. Grand child 5x Gr. Grand Niece/ Nephew First Cousin 6x Rem Second Cousin 5x Rem. Third Cousin 4x Rem. Fourth Cousin 3x Rem Fifth Cousin 2x Rem. Sixth Cousin 1x Rem. Seventh Cousin

To find the relationship between two individuals with a common ancestor:- Assume Individual "A" is the Great Grand Child of the Common Ancestor and place him in the Great Grand Child portion along the top of the chart. Next Assume that individual "B" is the Grand Child of the common Ancestor and place him in the Grand child portion along the left hand side of the chart. Follow both lines to their intersection and you will find that they are First Cousin 1 x Removed. Abbreviations: Gr. = Great and Rem. = 'Removed"

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