Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion : Foldout

Cousin

The word Cousin originally referred to any kinsman, but is now used for a first cousin or cousin german, that is, the child of your aunt or uncle.

The chart enables you to identify the links to this and other members of your extended family

 +-----+----+
 | great- |
 | great- |
 | great- |
 | grand- |
 | parent |
 +-----+----+
 |
 +------------+-------------+
 | |
 +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | great- | | great- |
 | great- | | great- |
 | grand- | | grand- |
 | parent | | uncle |
 +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | |
 +------------+------------+ |
 | | |
 +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | great- | | great- | | first |
 | grand- | | grand- | | cousin |
 | parent | | uncle | | thrice |
 | | | | | removed |
 +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | | |
 +-----------+-----------+ | |
 | | | |
 +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | grand- | | grand- | | first | | second |
 | parent | | uncle | | cousin | | cousin |
 | | | | | twice | | twice |
 | | | | | removed | | removed |
 +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | | | |
 +----------+---------+ | | |
 | | | | |
 +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | parent | | uncle | | first | | second | | third |
 | | | | | cousin | | cousin | | cousin |
 | | | | | once | | once | | once |
 | | | | | removed | | removed | | removed |
 +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | | | | |
 +------+------+ | | | |
 | | | | | |
+-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
| YOU | | brother | | first | | second | | third | | fourth |
| | | | | cousin | | cousin | | cousin | | cousin |
+-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | | | | | |
 | | | | | |
 | | | | | |
+-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
| son | | nephew | | first | | second | | third | | fourth |
| | | | | cousin | | cousin | | cousin | | cousin |
| | | | | once | | once | | once | | once |
| | | | | removed | | removed | | removed | | removed |
+-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
 | | | | | |
 | | | | | |
 | | | | | |
+-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+
| grandson | | grand- | | first | | second | | third | | fourth |
| | | nephew | | cousin | | cousin | | cousin | | cousin |
| | | | | twice | | twice | | twice | | twice |
| | | | | removed | | removed | | removed | | removed |
+-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+ +-----+----+

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