Hello, list, This may help a little more. , This is an explanation I sent someone else. For some, it is easier > than the charts. Hope it helps. Jerrian > > > > There are cousins twice removed, three x removed, 4x removed, > > etc. I'll try to explain, and it isn't very hard in person, but a little > > complicated on the computer. > > sibling 1 Sibling 2 > > child of sibling 1----1st cousins---child of sibling 2 > > child of above-----2nd cousins---child of above > > child of above-----3rd cousins---child of above > > child of above----4th cousins----child of above > > Using the above table, we'll give them names: > > Sibling 1's child is Alice Sibling 2's child is Jerry > > Their children, and 2nd cousins will be Bob and Carrie > > Their children, and 3rd cousins will be Dave and Sherry > > Their children, and 4th cousins will be Jean and Larry > > > > Sibling 1 sibling 2 > > Alice Jerry > > Bob Carrie > > Dave Sherry > > Jean Larry > > Alice and Jerry are 1st cousins, Alice and Carrie are 1st cousins, once > > removed; Alice and Sherry, are 1st cousins twice removed; Alice and Larry, > > are 1st cousins three x removed. It can go the other way with Jerry and > > Bob, > > Jerry and Dave, and Jerry and Jean. Bob and Carrie are 2nd cousins, so Bob > > and Sherry are 2nd cousins, once removed. Carrie and Dave are 2nd cousins > > once removed.Bob and Larry would be 2nd cousins, twice removed.Dave and > > Sherry are 3rd cousins, so Sherry and Jean would be 3rd cousins, once > > removed. (For 1st, second, third, 4th etc. cousins, draw a line straight > > across the column. For removeds, draw a line criss cross. The number of > > generations away from that person is how many times it is removed. > > >