Relationship Table

Computing Relationships

Have you ever heard someone refer to their 3rd Cousin, 3 times removed, and all you can do is scratch your head?
This easy chart is a good way to compute exact relationships to any ancestor.
Note: Computation of exact cousin relationships is not necessary for membership in the SCV, but we offer this chart as a service for genealogists.

Instructions:

Determine the nearest common ancestor for you and relative in question.
In the top row, locate your position from the Common ancestor (in number of generations).
In the left column, locate the position of the relative in question from the common ancestor (also in number of generations).
Your relationship to the ancestor in question is determined by the intersecting square of your column and the relative's row.

LEGEND:
Brother = Brother or Sister
G=Great
G-Son=Grandson or Granddaughter
Nephew = Nephew or Niece
G-Nephew = Grand Nephew or Niece
R=Removed (Generations removed)

		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Common Ancestor	Son	G-Son	GG-Son	2G G-Son	3G G-Son	4G G-Son	5G-GSon	6G-GSon
1	Son	Brother	Nephew	G-Nephew	GG-Nephew	2G G-Nephew	3G G-Nephew	4G G-Nephew	5G G-Nephew
2	G-Son	Nephew	1st Cousin	1st Cousin 1R	1st Cousin 2R	1st Cousin 3R	1st Cousin 4R	1st Cousin 5R	1st Cousin 6R
3	GG-Son	G-Nephew	1st Cousin 1R	2nd Cousin	2nd Cousin 1R	2nd Cousin 2R	2nd Cousin 3R	2nd Cousin 4R	2nd Cousin 5R
4	2G G-Son	GG-Nephew	1st Cousin 2R	2nd Cousin 1R	3rd Cousin	3rd Cousin 1R	3rd Cousin 2R	3rd Cousin 3R	3rd Cousin 4R
5	3G G-Son	2G G-Nephew	1st Cousin 3R	2nd Cousin 2R	3rd Cousin 1R	4th Cousin	4th Cousin 1R	4th Cousin 2R	4th Cousin 3R
6	4G G-Son	3G G-Nephew	1st Cousin 4R	2nd Cousin 3R	3rd Cousin 2R	4th Cousin 1R	5th Cousin	5th Cousin 1R	5th Cousin 2R
7	5G G-Son	4G G-Nephew	1st Cousin	2nd Cousin	3rd Cousin 3R	4th Cousin	5th Cousin	6th Cousin	6th Cousin 1R
8	6G G-Son	5G G-Nephew	1st Cousin 6R	2nd Cousin 5R	3rd Cousin 4R	4th Cousin 3R	5th Cousin 2R	6th Cousin 1R	7th Cousin

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