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From: David Faithfull <>
Subject: Re: Second cousin
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 09:39:10 -0400


Merritt Mullen wrote:
>
> Sid and Linda Lenox wrote:
> >
> > Is once removed same as second cousin?
>
> No. The "removed" designation is to account for a different number of
> generations descent from the common ancestors. Persons who share a pair
> of grandparents are 1st cousins. Persons who share a pair of
> great-grandparents are second cousins, and so on.
>
> If my great-grandparents are the same as someone else's grandparents,
> the that other person and I are 1st cousins, once removed. In other
> words, the children of my 1st cousin are my 1st cousins, once removed,
> but my children and my 1st cousin's children are 2nd cousins.
>
> Merritt
There is a good relationship chart at this site - should be able to
answer your question.
David Faithfull

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