Hi Listers: In response to the request for definition of 1st, 2nd, cousins and the once,second removed, etc., the following: 1) 1st cousins are the children of siblings 2) 2nd cousins are the children of 1st cousins 3) 1st cousin once removed is the relation between a 1st cousin and the child of his/her 1st cousin, i.e., a half step between 1st & 2nd cousins 4) A 1st cousin twice removed would be the relation between a 1st cousin and the grandchild of his/her 1st cousin 5) Etc, etc ad nauseum. Hope this helps, Jerry Spurr Milwaukee, WI