| Parent Name- |
children-
Box 1b | g-children-
Box 1c | gg-children-
Box 1d | ggg-children-
Box 1e | gggg-children-
Box 1f |
| children-
Box 2a | brother/ sister-
Box 2b | nephew/ niece-
Box 2c | g-nephew/ g-niece-
Box 2d | gg-nephew/ gg-niece-
Box 2e | ggg-nephew/ ggg-niece-
Box 2f |
| g-children-
Box 3a | uncle/ aunt-
Box 3b | first cousin-
Box 3c | first cousin once removed-
Box 3d | first cousin twice removed-
Box 3e | first cousin thrice removed-
Box 3f |
| gg-child-
Box 4a | g-uncle/ g-aunt-
Box 4b | first cousin once removed-
Box 4c | second cousin-
Box 4d | second cousin once removed-
Box 4e | second cousin twice removed-
Box 4f |
| ggg-child-
Box 5a | gg-uncle/ gg-aunt-
Box 5b | first cousin twice removed-
Box 5c | second cousin once removed-
Box 5d | third cousin-
Box 5e | third cousin once removed-
Box 5f |
| gggg-child-
Box 6a | ggg-uncle/ ggg-aunt-
Box 6b | first cousin thrice removed-
Box 6c | second cousin twice removed-
Box 6d | third cousin once removed-
Box 6e | fourth cousin-
Box 6f |
The parents represent the common ancestors you have with your relative. Count across the top row until you reach your generation. Now count down this column until you reach your relative's generation. This gives you your relationship to your relative. If you have only one common ancestor with your relative (perhaps this ancestor had multiple marriages), then the same chart applies but the relationships are half blood instead of full blood.
In general, the person in the first row is the ***** of the person in the first column. ***** stands for the appropriate table entry, eg. sister, uncle, second cousin, etc.
Example : Suppose I want to find out my relationship to the son of my grandmother's brother. Then the common ancestors that we share are my great-grandparents which are his grandparents. (Let`s assume a full blood relationship). Therefore, reading from the chart we find that
| parents | child | g-child | ME! |
| child | brother/ sister | nephew/ niece | g-nephew/ g-niece |
| RELATIVE! | uncle/ aunt | first cousin | first cousin once removed |
