---------- > Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 23:19:54 > From: luke4v8 > To: A Elizabeth > Subject: Cousins once removed > > Found this in our genealogy column in the > newspaper. > Researchers often become confused with > such terms as "first cousin once removed." > Cousins, of course, go back to a common > set of ancestors. The children of brothers > and/or sisters are first cousins. > Children of first cousins are second > cousins, while children of second cousins > are third cousins, etc., > "Once removed" means a difference of > one generation; "twice removed" means a > difference of two generations. > For example, a first cousin's child is your > first cousin once removed but is your child's > second cousin. A first cousin's grandchild > is your first cousin twice removed, your > child's second cousin once removed, and > your grandchild's third cousin. > > >