My (Suffolk!) great grandfather's brother is my g.g.uncle. Is this great granduncle? My 6 x great grandfather's brother is my 7 x g. uncle. Is this 7 x granduncle? Why is it not 6 x great granduncle? Perhaps it depends on how the family tree software is set up and maybe UK and USA differences come in here. Grandfather is usually one word but granduncle is often two. Professional genealogists have probably got this all buttoned up but I haven't!

Many thanks to those who responded. It seems family tree programs tend to set the rules and we follow, unless we decide differently. Logically, a grandfather's brother should be a granduncle but as several people pointed out, this tends to grate. > My (Suffolk!) great grandfather's brother is my g.g.uncle. Is this great > granduncle? > My 6 x great grandfather's brother is my 7 x g. uncle. Is this 7 x > granduncle? Why is it not 6 x great granduncle? > Perhaps it depends on how the family tree software is set up and maybe UK > and USA differences come in here. > Grandfather is usually one word but granduncle is often two. > Professional genealogists have probably got this all buttoned up but I > haven't!