Understanding family relationships can be a little difficult if
you don't get a little bit of instruction. And just
because someone told you how it all worked, that doesn't
necessarily make it correct. I understood "some parts" of
who my 2nd and 3rd cousins were when I was growing up, but not
"First Cousin Once Removed". Like many others, I also
referred to "Grand Aunts" as "Great Aunts" - and there is a
difference even though some will tell you they are the same.
The purpose of this particular webpage is
to "try" and help you understand these and other difficult
family relationships.
Questions & Answers: (Source:
Family Tree Maker)
1. Who are my Aunts and Uncles? (The Siblings of
my Parents are my Aunts & Uncles)
2. Who are my Grand Aunts and Uncles? (The
Siblings of my Grandparents are my Grand Aunts & Grand Uncles)
3. Who are my Great Aunts and Uncles? (The
Siblings of my Great Grandparents are my Great Aunts & Great
Uncles)
4. Who are my Great Great Aunts and Uncles? (The
Siblings of my Great Great Grandparents are my Great Great Aunts
& Great Great Uncles0
5. Who are my First Cousins? (The Children of my
Aunts and Uncles are my First Cousins)
6. Who are my Second Cousins? (The Children of my
Parents' First Cousins are my Second Cousins)
7. Who are my Third Cousins? (The Great
Grandchildren of Great Grandparents are my Third Cousins)
8. Who are my First Cousins Once Removed? (The
Children of my First Cousins are my First Cousins Once Removed)
9. Who are my First Cousins Twice Removed? (The
Grandchildren of my First Cousins are my First Cousins Twice
Removed)
10. Who are my Second Cousins Once Removed? (The Children
of my Second Cousins are my Second Cousins Once Removed)
11. Who are my Grand Nieces and Grand Nephews? (The
Grandchildren of my Siblings would be my Grand Nieces and Grand
Nephews)
12. Who are my Great (Great Grand) Nieces and Nephews?
(The Great Grandchildren of my Siblings would be my Great (Great
Grand) Nieces and
Nephews)
Family Relationships
This chart compares every relationship to "You" - NOT to
others on the chart
Great
Great Aunts & Uncles
Great Great
Grand Parents
GreatGreat
Grand Parents (In-Law)
First Cousins 3 x Removed
**Great Aunts
& Uncles
Great Grand
Parents
Great Grand Parents
(In-Law)
*Great Aunts & Uncles (In-Law)
Second Cousins
Twice
Removed
First Cousins Twice Removed
*Grand Aunts & Uncles
Grand Parents
Grand Parents
(In-Law)
*Grand Aunts &
Uncles (In-Law)
First Cousins Twice Removed (In-Law)
Second Cousins Twice Removed (In-Law)
Third Cousins Once Removed
Second Cousins Once Removed
First Cousins Once Removed
Aunts & Uncles
Parents
Father-In-Law &
Mother-In-Law
Aunts & Uncles (In-Law)
First Cousins
Once Removed (In-Law)
Second Cousins Once Removed (In-Law
Third Cousins Once Removed
(In Law)
Fourth
Cousins
Third Cousins
(7)
Second
Cousins
(4)
First
Cousins
Brothers &
Sisters
You
Spouse
Brothers &
Sisters (In-Law)
First Cousin
(In-Law)
Second Cousins (In-Law)
Third Cousins (In-Law)
Fourth Cousins (In-Law)
Fourth Cousins Once Removed
Third Cousins Once Removed
Second Cousins Once Removed
(5)
First Cousins Once Removed
(1)
Nieces &
Nephews
Children
Nieces & Nephews (In-Law)
First Cousins Once Removed (In-Law)
Second Cousins Once Removed (In Law)
Third Cousins Once Removed
(In-Law)
Fourth Cousins Once Removed (In-Law)
Fourth Cousins
Twice
Removed
Third Cousins Twice Removed
Second Cousins Twice Removed
(6)
First Cousins Twice Removed
(2) Grand Nieces & Nephews
Grandchildren
Grand Nieces & Nephews (In-Law)
First Cousins Twice Removed (In-Law)
Second Cousins
Twice Removed (In Law)
Third Cousins
Twice Removed (In-Law)
Fourth Cousins
Twice Removed (In-Law)
Third Cousins 3 x Removed
Second Cousins 3 x Removed
First Cousins 3 x Removed
(3)
***Great
Nieces & Nephews
Great Grandchildren
**Great
Nieces & Nephews (In-Law)
First Cousins 3x
Removed (In-Law)
Second Cousins
3 x
Removed (In-Law)
Third Cousins
3 x
Removed (In-Law)
* This particular relationship
many people call a Great Aunt or Uncle, but
should really be a Grand Aunt or Uncle ** These relatives could be called Great
Aunts & Uncles OR GreatGrand Aunts &
Uncles *** These relatives could be called Great
Nieces & Nephews OR GreatGrand Nieces &
Nephews
Look at the chart above and see if you can see
these relationships (find the numbers on the chart to find the
answers):
1. My Brother's (or Sister's) Children would be my
Nieces & Nephews (That's an easy one)
2. My Brother's (or Sister's) Grandchildren
would be my Grand Nieces and Nephews
3. My Brother's (or Sister's) Great
Grandchildren would be my Great Nieces &
Nephews) (also called Great Grand Nieces and
Nephews)
4. My Aunt's & Uncle's Children would be my First
Cousins (That's another easy one)
5. My Aunt's & Uncle's Grandchildren would be my
First Cousins Once Removed
(In other words, My First Cousin's Children would
be my First Cousins Once Removed/or from another generation)
6. My Aunt's & Uncle's Great Grandchildren would
be my First Cousins Twice Removed
(In other words, My First Cousin's Grandchildren
would be my First Cousins Twice Removed/or two generations from
my Cousin)
7. So then, who is a Second Cousin? The Children
of my Parent's First Cousins would be my Second Cousins.
8. Who would be a Third Cousin? The Children of my
Second Cousins would be my Children's Third Cousins.
Additional Questions & Answers: (Have you ever thought about
these numbers?)
1. How many Biological Parents does a person have?
(Two - a Father and a Mother)
2. How many Biological Grandparents does a person
have? (Four - 2 Grandparents from the Father's side and 2
Grandparents from the Mother's side)
3. How many Biological Great Grandparents does a
person have? (Eight)
4. How many Biological Great Great Grandparents
does a person have? (Sixteen)
5. How many Biological Great Great Great
Grandparents does a person have? (Thirty Two)
6. How many Biological Great Great Great Great
Grandparents (4G Grandparents) does a person have? (Sixty Four)
7. How many Biological 5G Grandparents does a
person have? (One Hundred Twenty Eight)
8. How many Biological 6G Grandparents does a
person have? (Two Hundred Fifty Six)
... and the pattern
continues
For the sake of my Loftin "kin", let's go about this another
way - and look at the chart below:
Generational Relationships
I checked these relationships with Family
Tree Maker for accuracy
Dad's Grand Uncle
My Great Uncle (or Great Grand)
Dad's Grandfather
My Great Grandfather
Dad's Grandmother
My Great Grandmother
Dad's Grandfather
My Great Grandfather
Dad's Grandmother
My Great Grandmother
Grandpaw Goble's Father
Mom's Grandfather
My Great Grandfather
Grandpaw Goble's
Mother
Mom's Grandmother
My Great Grandmother
James Edmond Loftin
William Alexander Loftin
Laura Cranford Loftin
Patrick Setzer
Margaret Witherspoon Setzer
Jacob Goble
Fannie Douglas Goble
Dad's Uncle
My Grand Uncle
My Kids Great
Uncle
Dad's Father
My Grandfather
My Kids Great Grandfather
Dad's Mother
My Grandmother
Mom's Father
My Grandfather
Mom's Mother
My Grandmother
My
Grandparents-in-Law
My Wife's Paternal Grandparents
My
Grandparents-in-Law
My Wife's Maternal Grandparents
Lee Loftin
Alonzo Loftin
Ida Setzer Loftin
Martin Goble
Nessie Johnson Goble
James Henry Weeks & Mattie B. Harrell
Weeks
John B. Eason &
Ida Griswold Eason
Dad's 1st Cousin
My 1st Cousin
Once Removed
Dad's Brother
My Uncle
My Kids Grand Uncle
My Dad
My Kids'
Grandfather
Dad's Wife
My Mother
My Kids' Grandmother
My Father-in-Law
My Wife's Father
My Mother-in-Law
My Wife's Mother
Mare Loftin Robinson
Speedo Loftin
Sam Loftin
Willie Goble Loftin
Albert Weeks
Viola Eason Weeks
Dad's 1st Cousin
Once Removed
My 2nd Cousin
Dad's Niece
My 1st Cousin
My Kids' 1st Cousin 1x Removed
Dad's Son
My Brother
My Kids' Uncle
My Grandkids' Grand Uncle
Dad's Son ME My Kids' Father
My Grandkids'
Grandfather
Dad's
Daughter-in-Law
My Wife
My Kids' Mother
My Brother-In-Law
My Wife's Brother
My Grandkids' Grand Uncle
Dot Robinson Martin
Peggy Loftin Brotherton
Bill Loftin
Curtis Loftin
Carolyn Weeks Loftin
Sidney Weeks
Dad's 1st Cousin
Twice Removed
My 2nd Cousin Once Removed
My Kids' 3rd
Cousin
My Grandkids' 3rd
C. 1x Removed
Dad's Grand Nephew
My 1st Cousin
1x Removed
My Kids' 2nd
Cousin
Dad's Grandson
My Nephew
My Kids' 1st Cousin
My GrandKids' 1st Cousin 1x Rem.
Dad's Grandson
My Son
My Daughter's Brother
Savanna & Ali's Uncle
Dad's Granddaughter
in-Law
My
Daughter-in-Law
Savanna & Ali's Aunt
Dad's
Grandson-in-Law
My
Son-in-Law
Kayli's Uncle
Dad's Granddaughter
My Son's Sister
My Daughter
Kayli's Aunt
My
Niece-in-law
My Wife's Niece
My Kids' 1st Cousin
My GrandKids' 1st Cousin 1x Rem.
Tony Martin
Barry Brotherton
Eric Loftin
Philip Loftin
Leslie Robinson Loftin
Brad Seese
Beth Loftin Seese
Dana Weeks
Dad's GG-Nephew
My 1st Cousin 2x Removed
My Kids' 2nd Cousin 1x
Removed
My GrandKids
3rd Cousin
Dad's GG-Grandson
My Grand Nephew
My Kids' 1st Cousin 1x Removed
My Grandkids' 2nd Cousin
Dad's Great Granddaughter
My Granddaughter
My Daughter's Niece
My Son's Daughter
My Granddaughters' 1st
Cousin
Dad's Great Granddaughter
My Granddaughter
My Son's Niece
My Daughter's Daughter
Dad's Great Granddaughter
My Granddaughter
My Son's Niece
My Daughter's Daughter