I can give you the explanation. I had two instances where ancestors married first cousins and also multiple married due to early deaths. That throws a "monkey wrench" into the mix. I find myself related in these ways. 5th cousin 8th cousin 8th cousin once removed 10th cousin once removed half 11th cousin half 12th cousin Harold And my four sons are related to me as distant cousins. ---- San-Dee Lyons <snklyons@shaw.ca> wrote: > It is a result of families inter-marrying over the years. My husband is > related to himself though twenty different relationships. > 1. Self > 2. 4th cousin > 3. 5th cousin > 4. 5th cousin once removed > 5. 6th cousin > 6. 6th cousin once removed > 7. Half 6th cousin once removed > 8. 6th cousin twice removed > 9. Half 6th cousin twice removed > 10. 7th cousin once removed > 11. Half 6th cousin three times removed > 12. 8th cousin > 13. 7th cousin twice removed > 14. 8th cousin twice removed > 15. 8th cousin twice removed > 16. 9th cousin > 17. 9th cousin once removed > 18. 8th cousin three times removed > 19. 9th cousin twice removed > 20. 10th cousin > > Even his parents are related about 22 different ways - none closer than a > third cousin though. > > Cheers, > San-Dee Lyons > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Hardwick" <RiHardwick@comcast.net> > To: "NS ednet list" <NSroots@ednet.ns.ca>; "NOVA-SCOTIA" > <NOVA-SCOTIA@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 4:02 PM > Subject: [nsroots] Related to myself - how? > > > > Hello all > > > > I just entered a bunch of new names in my FTM notes and as I always do, > when I > > finish a new group of names, I always check to see how people are related > to > > each other via the "Kinship Report." > > > > Well, this time, I see that I'm related to "self" and I am my own "8th > cousin" > > as well as my own "9th cousin." I'm not sure this was result of the entry > of > > this last group of names or it's been around for awhile, but I'm stumped. > > > > I know 2 people can be related to each other in a bunch of different ways > > (e.g. 4th cousin or 5th cousin, 1 x removed) depending on ancestors but > have > > you ever found that you are a cousin to yourself? > > > > Blowing my mind. Any explanations? > > > > Richard Hardwick > > > > (Researching direct lines in Nova Scotia and New England - HARDWICK, > > ARMSTRONG, BARTEAUX, SPURR, HENDERSON, BLACKMAR, MARSH) > > RiHardwick@comcast.net > > ___________________________________________ > > nsroots mailing list > > nsroots@ednet.ns.ca > > http://mailman.ednet.ns.ca/cgi-bin/listinfo/nsroots > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Given the discussion on "How I'm related to myself", I've noticed several mentions of "half cousins". What, exactly IS a "half cousin?" I've heard the term before, but find no such relationships when running the "Compute Relationship" report with my software. Is it anything similar to a half-sibling? As in sharing one parent, but not both? That's the only explanation I can think of, at this point. That said, I'd THINK it would mean half cousins share a single grandparent, and half second cousins would share only one great-grandparent. Am I even close? Cheers, Jared ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker jedh@jedh.com