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From: "Caroline Mannix" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Relationship question.
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 23:19:57 +0100
References: <00db01c1ea4a$75fed900$af4136d2@co.nz>


Try this link - should help with your relationships.

http://www.isn.net/~dfaith/chartpage5.html


----- Original Message -----
From: "M La Rooij" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:10 PM
Subject: Fw: [Lon] Relationship question.


> It's 10 miles inland from Upthecreekwithoutapaddle, & similar in size to
> Beyondtheblackstump.
> Marion in NZ (Well buried)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bret Busby" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 6:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [Lon] Relationship question.
>
>
> > On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:59:59 nzst
> > > From:
> > > To:
> > > Subject: [Lon] Relationship question.
> > > Resent-Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 04:02:35 -0600
> > > Resent-From:
> > >
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > After a solid year of sending and hoping and fishing, last week I
> finally found
> > > a relation. - ( Today I
> > > confirmed another one for another family!!) NEVER GIVE UP!
> > >
> > > The first one is related by:
> > > His Grandfather is my Great Grandmothers Brother.
> > > While this does not put us on the Christmas gift list - can someone
> point me
> > > in the direction of
> > > maybe a site that will tell me what relations we are? -
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance,
> > >
> > > Kay
> > > Confused in NZ.
> > >
> >
> > Hello, Kay.
> >
> > I'm not surea about a URL for a website that will tell you the
> > relationship.
> >
> > However, from my understanding, you take the lowest number of
generations,
> > which is the grandfather relationship. Now, a father's sibling's child,
> > would make a relation your first cousin. A grandfather's sibling's
> > grandchild, would make a relation your second cousin. A difference of a
> > generation, between your link to one of the siblings, and, your
relative's
> > link to one of the siblings, would make you once removed.
> >
> > So, my understanding, is that you are second cousins, once removed.
> >
> > By the way, where is the place named Confused, in NZ? I was raised in
NZ,
> > and, I don't remember a place by that name.
> > :)
> >
> > --
> > Bret Busby
> > Armadale
> > West Australia
> > ..............
> >
> > "So once you do know what the question actually is,
> > you'll know what the answer means."
> > - Deep Thought,
> > Chapter 28 of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
> > - Douglas Adams, 1988
> > .......................................
> >
> > ______________________________
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