Which cousin how many times removed?

[NewMexican]

Seeing the post from Ellie prompted me to ask something I've never been able to fathom....how do you work out if a cousin is 1st, 2nd etc and especially, how many times removed?

Thanks all......

Janice

 

[p.risboy]

Hi Jan,

Can't explain it to you, but have a peek at this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin

Steve.

 

[woodlander]

Can't explain Steve I thought, with all those Burgesses you'd have written the article/info page :2fun: :2fun:
Good luck with the cousins Janice

 

[gibbo]

Can't explain Steve I thought, with all those Burgesses you'd have written the article/info page :2fun: :2fun:
Good luck with the cousins Janice

:2fun: :2fun: :2fun: that was funny Woody.

Janice it can be a maze at times. I found a distant cousin and she worked out that we are 14th cousins removed ...well i did say a DISTANT cousin. glad she worked it out i still cant

 

[p.risboy]

Can't explain Steve I thought, with all those Burgesses you'd have written the article/info page :2fun: :2fun:
Good luck with the cousins Janice

Not enough paper, and not enough ink. And to top it off, not enough intelligence to sort them out.

I don't want here about Burgess again. :2fun: :2fun: Until next time.

I hope the link will clear this up Janice.

Steve.

 

[NewMexican]

Thanks everyone! Thanks for the link Steve, I can see why no one tried to explain it

If I follow the chart in that link I am now in touch with four first cousins once removed and two second cousins...not exactly distant cousins, but some of them I didn't know had had! Fun:biggrin:

Janice

 

[Ellie]

Seeing the post from Ellie prompted me to ask something I've never been able to fathom....how do you work out if a cousin is 1st, 2nd etc and especially, how many times removed?

Thanks all......

Janice

Its difficult , but I cheat and use my family history tree making software. I dont know about everyone else but I find it gets complicated trying to remember who's who. I find using that software helps.