What makes a first cousin once removed

For Latter-day Saints. For the Whole Family. Genealogy Research. Heritage and History. News and Events. Personal History. What Is a Cousin? Simple enough, right? But what does it mean to have a second or third or fourth cousin? Download Cousin Calculator Chart. Cheney's wife, Lynn Cheney, discovered this tidbit while researching her husband's genealogy for a memoir she was writing, the Associated Press reported.

If these distinctions aren't confusing enough, first cousins can be further parsed into parallel and cross cousins.

Parallel cousins are the children of same-sex siblings — for example, the children of your mother's sister are your parallel cousins. Cross cousins are the offspring of opposite sex siblings, such as your mother's brother's children, or your father's sister's children. And in case you were wondering, the two relatives at the family reunion A's mother's aunt is B's father's grandmother are second cousins once removed.

Live Science. Cousin a. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. Second Cousin : Your second cousins are the people in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you. Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins : Your third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents, fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on.

Removed : When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations.