FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS 
Confused about Cousins?

Our computerized genealogy programs automatically calculate relationships for us: 1C2R, 5GG, 3C; but, what do these abbreviation mean? How closely related are the people who populate your family tree?

 image: Library of Congress Music Division

There are several ways to calculate relationships, and the best visual aids are cousin charts which come in a variety of designs. You can find them online at the websites listed below.

About Genealogy has a large chart at http://genealogy.about.com/library/nrelationshipchart.htm.

Boris Brooks has a smaller one at http://www.borisbrooks.com/genealogy/cousins.htm.

Life Hacker has a cousin chart organized like a pedigree at http://lifehacker.com/second-cousins-once-removed-and-more-explained-in-1661572056.

Cyndi’s List has a catalog of charts at http://www.cyndislist.com/cousins/charts/.

RESEARCH TIP: Articles about these relationships can be found at “What Is A First Cousin Twice Removed?” http://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/16_cousn.html, and “Cousin Confusion” 

http://familytreemagazine.com/article/cousin-confusion.