Understand exactly how you are related to other descendants of a common ancestor by using this chart.
1. Find your relationship to the common ancestor along the top blue
row.
2. Find the other person's relationship to the common ancestor down
the pink column.
3. Follow the grid to see how they are related to you.
common ancestor |
child |
grandchild |
great- grandchild |
2nd great- grandchild |
3rd great- grandchild |
4th great- grandchild |
5th great- grandchild |
child |
sibling |
aunt/uncle |
grandaunt/ uncle |
great- grandaunt/ uncle |
2nd great- grandaunt/ uncle |
3rd great- grandaunt/ uncle |
4th great- grandaunt/ uncle |
grandchild |
niece/nephew |
1st cousin |
1st cousin once removed |
1st cousin twice removed |
1st cousin 3 times removed |
1st cousin 4 times removed |
1st cousin 5 times removed |
great- grandchild |
grandniece/ nephew |
1st cousin once removed |
2nd cousin |
2nd cousin once removed |
2nd cousin twice removed |
2nd cousin 3 times removed |
2nd cousin 4 times removed |
2nd great- grandchild |
great- grandniece/ nephew |
1st cousin twice removed |
2nd cousin once removed |
3rd cousin |
3rd cousin once removed |
3rd cousin twice removed |
3rd cousin 3 times removed |
3rd great- grandchild |
2nd great- grandniece/ nephew |
1st cousin 3 times removed |
2nd cousin twice removed |
3rd cousin once removed |
4th cousin |
4th cousin once removed |
4th cousin twice removed |
4th great- grandchild |
3rd great- grandniece/ nephew |
1st cousin 4 times removed |
2nd cousin 3 times removed |
3rd cousin twice removed |
4th cousin once removed |
5th cousin |
5th cousin once removed |
5th great- grandchild |
4th great- grandniece/ nephew |
1st cousin 5 times removed |
2nd cousin 4 times removed |
3rd cousin 3 times removed |
4th cousin twice removed |
5th cousin once removed |
6th cousin |