Thursday, April 19, 2007

Confused by what "2nd Cousin Once Removed" means?

A "Cousin Tree" from Wikipedia:

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Apr 19, 2007 2:09:35 PM

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Keith Rogers

I've wondered about this for years, but never remembered to look it up, thanks!!

Posted by: Keith Rogers | Friday, April 20, 2007 at 11:57 AM

Akbi

But surely we all know to always harbor a healthy skepticism of Wiki-anything. Who knows who wrote and posted this?

Posted by: Akbi | Friday, April 20, 2007 at 05:18 PM

CNS

Sorry but this chart is very wrong. 1st cousins share a grandparent, 2nd cousins share a great-grandparent, 3rd cousins share a GG-grandparent, etc. Removals indicate the number of generations difference between the two cousins in question.

Posted by: CNS | Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 07:42 PM

CNS

I retract the comment above. I read the chart wrong. It is correct. Sorry.

Posted by: CNS | Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 07:46 PM

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