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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 26 Nov 2003 10:14 |
Does anyone know if there is a website that explains what relationship there is between family members? For instance, what relation would my grandfathers half brothers grandaughter be to me? Jeanette |
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Patricia | Report | 26 Nov 2003 10:29 |
Jeanette this works for me:- Take Person A & Person B and find the common ancestor, for both of you it will be the X times great grandfather. You need to know this exactly to work out the relationship. Work out which of A and B are closest in generations to the common ancestor. For example, say the common ancestor is your great grandfather & the other persons 3 times great grandfather, you are closest as you have fewer "greats". Taking the person who is closest to the common ancestor, add 1 to the number of greats, ( or just call it one if there are no "greats"). So, in the example, for you there is one great. 1 + 1 = 2 so you are second cousins. Now subtract your number of greats from the other person's greats, to work out how many generations you & the other person are apart. In the example 3-1 = 2, so you are 2 generations apart, which means you are twice removed. 2nd cousins twice removed. Hope that makes sense, it really is easier to do than to read. If you get stuck, e mail me direct & I'll see if I can help. Pat |
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*ღ*Dee in Bexleyheath*ღ* | Report | 26 Nov 2003 10:39 |
http://www.rootsweb(.)com/genepool/cousins.htm might help. But don't know about half-siblings etc. Dierdre X |
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Sue | Report | 26 Nov 2003 13:30 |
Jeanette By Googling for "half-sibling relationship chart" I came up with this website (a bit slow to load as it has a music background): www.geocities. com/Heartland/Prairie/8546/rules.html There are others, but I haven't looked at them. Sue |
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Janet | Report | 26 Nov 2003 13:41 |
Patricia I've read a lot of explanations of 'cousin' relationships. Your is by far the best! Janet |
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*ღ*Dee in Bexleyheath*ღ* | Report | 26 Nov 2003 14:54 |
The rootsweb site I've mentioned below gives you a very easy to follow chart that you can print off and keep. Same as in Patricia's explanation, but simpler to follow if you are dim like me!!! Dierdre X |
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Martin | Report | 26 Nov 2003 15:10 |
Try this web site for a chart also : www.genealogy(.)about(.)com/library/nrelationshipchart(.)htm Martin. |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 27 Nov 2003 16:41 |
Thanks everybody for your replies. It turns out the lady who I contacted is my half 2nd cousin. Jeanette |
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Linda & Tim | Report | 27 Nov 2003 23:14 |
Goodness! I'm not clever enough to cope with all this mental gymnastics - especially late at night, which is when I seem to climb my tree... I'm glad I purchased the the Family Historian software! It enables me to run a query which, at the press of a button, tells me exactly what my relationship is to every other person in my tree. I can recommend it! |