Cousins Chart
| For a true "relationship" to exist, there must be an ancestor who is common to both individuals. If you examine the chart below, the Common Ancestor is Box 0 on the horizontal scale as well as Box 0 on the Vertical Scale. (Based on the system used by courts and most genealogical societies.) | |||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 0 | Common Ancestor | Child | Grand Child | Great Grand Child | 2 GGC | 3 GGC | 4 GGC | 5 GGC | 6 GGC |
| 1 | Child | Sibling | Niece / Nephew | Grand Niece / Nephew | Great Grand Niece / Nephew | 2 GGN | 3 GGN | 4 GGN | 5 GGN |
| 2 | Grand Child | Niece / Nephew | 1st Cousin | 1st Cous 1 Rmvd | 1st Cous 2 Rmvd | 1st Cous 3 Rmvd | 1st Cous 4 Rmvd | 1st Cous 5 Rmvd | 1st Cous 6 Rmvd |
| 3 | Great Grand Child | Grand Niece / Nephew | 1st Cous 1 Rmvd | 2nd Cousin | 2nd Cous 1 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 2 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 3 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 4 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 5 Rmvd |
| 4 | 2 GGC | Great Grand Niece / Nephew | 1st Cous 2 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 1 Rmvd | 3rd Cousin | 3rd Cous 1 Rmvd | 3rd Cous 2 Rmvd | 3rd Cous 3 Rmvd | 3rd Cous 4 Rmvd |
| 5 | 3 GGC | 2 GGN | 1st Cous 3 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 2 Rmvd | 3rd Cous 1 Rmvd | 4th Cousin | 4th Cous 1 Rmvd | 4th Cous 2 Rmvd | 4th Cous 3 Rmvd |
| 6 | 4 GGC | 3 GGN | 1st Cous 4 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 3 Rmvd | 3rd Cous 2 Rmvd | 4th Cous 1 Rmvd | 5th Cousin | 5th Cous 1 Rmvd | 5th Cous 2 Rmvd |
| 7 | 5 GGC | 4 GGN | 1st Cous 5 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 4 Rmvd | 3rd Cous 3 Rmvd | 4th Cous 2 Rmvd | 5th Cous 1 Rmvd | 6th Cousin | 6th Cous 1 Rmvd |
| 8 | 6 GGC | 5 GGN | 1st Cous 6 Rmvd | 2nd Cous 5 Rmvd | 3rd Cous 4 Rmvd | 4th Cous 3 Rmvd | 5th Cous 2 Rmvd | 6th Cous 1 Rmvd | 7th Cousin |
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