Genealogy Chat

Can somebody please tell what relationship is my cousins children to me. Are they my second cousins or my childrens second cousins?

Thank you.

Linda

Linda

Your cousins children are your first cousins once removed.

Your cousins children and your children are second cousins.

Moonbeam.

The Right Name For The Right Cousin

Conversation on the subject "who is related to whom" bogs down over terminology, particularly when it comes to defining cousins.

Your first cousin is your parents' brother's or sister's child. However, the first cousin's child is not your second cousin, but your first cousin one removed. The child of the first cousin once removed is your first cousin twice removed, and his child is your first cousin three times removed.

Your second cousin is your grandparents' brother's or sister's grandchild. That second cousin's child is your second cousin once removed, and his child is your second cousin twice removed, and so on.

Your third cousin is your great-grandparents' brother's or sister's great-grandchild. The third cousin's child is your third cousin once removed, and his child is your third cousin twice removed.

Other Occasionally Misunderstood Terms
Siblings: Parents in common, brothers and sisters

Grandnephew and Grandniece: the grandchild of your brother or sister

Grandaunt or Granduncle: the brother or sister of your grandparent

Great-Grandaunt or Great-Granduncle: the sister or brother of your great-grandparents

Stepfather or Stepmother: the husband of your mother or the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage

Stepchild: the child of your husband or wife by a former marriage

Stepsister or Stepbrother: the child of your stepfather or stepmother

Half Sister or Half Brother: the child of your mother and stepfather or the child of your father and stepmother, or of either parent by a former marriage

In-Laws: your connections by the law of marriage (as distinct from relatives by blood) in particular, your husband's or wife's relatives and your own brother's wife or sister's husband

Ancestor: the person from whom you descend directly, such as a grandparent or a great-grandparent

Descendant: the person who descends directly from you, such as a grandson or granddaughter

Lineal Relations: those in a direct line of ascent or descent, such as a grandfather or granddaughter

Collateral Relations: those relatives who are linked by a common ancestor, such as aunts, uncles, or cousins.

-from the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society

hi ive found this invaluble
http://www.mjra.net/relationships-1.html
regards trevor

Thanks for that, Trevor - very useful!!
Amanda

Thank you all for your replies especially Moonbeam who speaks my sort of language. I hope to learn the more involved language as I progress.

Linda