Relationship Chart
To find the relationship between 2 people with a common ancestor:
1 On the top horizontal row - find the relationship to the common ancestor of the 1st person. Draw a line downwards.
2 On the left vertical column - find the relationship to the common ancestor of the 2nd person. Draw a line across.
3 Where the lines intersect, that is the relationship.
CH = child. S = sibling (brother or sister). N = nephew or niece.
C = cousin. GR = grand. G = great. GEN = generation. REM = removed
| COMMON ANCESTOR | ch | gr ch | ggr ch | gggr ch | ggggr ch | gggggr ch | ggggggr ch |
| ch | S | N | gr N | g N | gg N | ggg N | gggg N |
| gr ch | N | 1st c | 1st c, 1 gen rem | 1st c, 2 gens rem | 1st c, 3 gens rem | 1st c, 4 gens rem | 1st c, 5 gens rem |
| ggr ch | gr N | 1st c, 1 gen rem | 2nd c | 2nd c, 1 gen rem | 2nd c, 2 gens rem | 2nd c, 3 gens rem | 2nd c, 4 gens rem |
| gggr ch | g N | 1st c, 2 gens rem | 2nd c, 1 gen rem | 3rd c | 3rd c, 1 gen rem | 3rd c, 2 gens rem | 3rd c, 3 gens rem |
| ggggr ch | gg N | 1st c, 3 gens rem | 2nd c, 2 gens rem | 3rd c, 1 gen rem | 4th c | 4th c, 1 gen rem | 4th c, 2 gens rem |
| gggggr ch | ggg N | 1st c, 4 gens rem | 2nd c, 3 gen rem | 3rd c, 2 gens rem | 4th c, 1 gen rem | 5th c | 5th c, 1 gen rem |
| ggggggr ch | gggg N | 1st c, 5 gens rem | 2nd c, 4 gens rem | 3rd c, 3 gens rem | 4th c, 2 gens rem | 5th c, 1 gen rem | 6th c |