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Dawn | Report | 6 Mar 2004 12:26 |
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Can any of you nice people work this out? I have found a lady on here who is related to me. Her Great Great Grandfather is the brother of my Great Great Grandfather. What does that make us? Any suggestions gratefully received!! Sarah.X |
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mab | Report | 6 Mar 2004 12:33 |
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Ithink you are 3rd cousins - but open to correction, Marian |
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Barbara | Report | 6 Mar 2004 13:12 |
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Yes, I believe 3rd cousins. I found the same thing on GC a lady whose gg Grandmother was sister to my gg Grandmother ( or rather she found me). Barbara |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 6 Mar 2004 13:51 |
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Yes, definitely 3rd cousins. Try this for a chart explaining relationships: http://www.genealogy.about. com/library/nrelationshipchart.htm Jeanette |
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Dawn | Report | 6 Mar 2004 14:05 |
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Thankyou Marian, Barbara and Jeanette for your help. I appreciate it!!! Sarah. |
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BobClayton | Report | 6 Mar 2004 14:15 |
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Is that right? Since they were brothers then the common ancestor is great great great grandfather. So its common parents are siblings, grandparents first cousins, ggrandparents second cousins, gggrandparents third cousins, ggggrandparents fourth cousins. You count the G's Bob |
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Dawn | Report | 6 Mar 2004 14:18 |
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Hi Robert I'm totally confused now!!! Sarah. |
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cazzabella | Report | 6 Mar 2004 14:23 |
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I believe you are 4th cousins. Your GG grandfather & GG uncle were brothers; your Great grandparents were 1st cousins, your grandparents were 2nd cousins, your parents were 3rd cousins and you are 4th cousins. I think that's right....well hope it is and I stand to be corrected. Best wishes, Carole |
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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ | Report | 6 Mar 2004 14:31 |
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Robert, Carole and Sarah Sorry! I stand corrected. Missed a Great out. 4th cousins it is! Jeanette |
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Dawn | Report | 6 Mar 2004 14:58 |
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Thankyou to you all!! Kind Regards Sarah.X |
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Sandra | Report | 6 Mar 2004 15:48 |
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Great Great definitely THIRD cousins. Have chart in Front of me. Sandra |
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Simon | Report | 6 Mar 2004 16:39 |
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I vote fourth cousins for definite - as per Carole's explanation above. |
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mab | Report | 6 Mar 2004 16:46 |
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Yes, on recalculation I think I was wrong and it is 4th cousins. Sorry!! Marian |
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Pat Kendrick | Report | 6 Mar 2004 16:53 |
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4th Cousins is right. we count up the gg's but often forget to count in our parents which makes an extra generation Pat |
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Kim | Report | 6 Mar 2004 16:54 |
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i'M CONFUSED ! the chart on the website is clear though but its very easy to confuse me! KIM |
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Fairy | Report | 6 Mar 2004 17:17 |
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Parents - 1st cousins grandparents - 2nd cousins great granparents - 3rd cousins great - great grandparents - 4th cousins. So we are 4th cousins Sarah, still related though! |
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Kim | Report | 6 Mar 2004 17:39 |
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Surely, Joan if you share the same parents you are brother/sister and sister/brother?? not cousins , this is where I get confused! KIM |
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BobClayton | Report | 6 Mar 2004 18:36 |
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The relationship is determined by the single common ancestor so the brothers don't count . It is their father that does, so they have a common great great great grandfather that's a fourth cousin ie 4 g's including the one in grandfather. Cousins share the same grandparent and are first cousins. 1+3 = 4 !!!!! Bob |
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Kim | Report | 6 Mar 2004 19:01 |
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THANK YOU, understand now KIM! |
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Sandra | Report | 6 Mar 2004 19:46 |
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Hi all, go to http://www(.)vango(.)info/family_relationship_chart(.)htm Great chart. Highly recommend it. Sandra |
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