Hi Sheila The way I understand it is that your 1st cousin's children are your 1st cousins once removed. For example my brothers grandchildren are my children's 1st cousins once removed and my grandchildren are their 2nd cousins. It is easier to remember that each successive generation are cousins but the children of those generations are once removed, and children of those children are twice removed. Sounds complicated I know but drawing a chart is probably a good way to work it out. I have just worked out that my GGG grandfather's 1st cousin is also my 1st cousin five times removed. He was from Co.Clare Rob Singleton New Zealand

Wow! I now realise how wrong I have been! So many thanks to everyone. I now need a glass of wine to relax my brain so I can get to grips with all this information! Whilst emailing, I have another question. My g-g-grand-father died 1st December 1836 in Dungarven, Co Waterford - I have a death certificate. However, where he was born is a more difficult matter. From his age on the death certificate it seems he was born in 1796, so where do I look for his birth? It seems the family moved about between Cork, Youghal and Dungarvan, which doesn't help much. I really enjoy this list and all the info on it. Sheila Bransfield

Here is a website that should help explain various relationships. http://genealogy.about.com/library/nrelationshipchart.htm Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Bransfield" <Sheila.Bransfield@btinternet.com> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 12:49 PM Subject: Re: Families > Wow! I now realise how wrong I have been! > So many thanks to everyone. I now need a glass of wine to relax my brain > so I can get to grips with all this information! > Whilst emailing, I have another question. My g-g-grand-father died 1st > December 1836 in Dungarven, Co Waterford - I have a death certificate. > However, where he was born is a more difficult matter. From his age on > the death certificate it seems he was born in 1796, so where do I look for > his birth? It seems the family moved about between Cork, Youghal and > Dungarvan, which doesn't help much. > I really enjoy this list and all the info on it. > Sheila Bransfield > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb, a user-supported enterprise http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >