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Susan

Susan Report 30 Mar 2007 19:35

I have been sent photo's of some of my Grandmother's cousins.What i am having difficulty with, is placing people in genealogy terms.i e .Can anyone explain to me what relation they would be to me.? In fact i have never fully understood the twice removed etc. Many thanks Susan.

PDH not so new now!

PDH not so new now! Report 30 Mar 2007 19:39

there's an excellent explanation on a thread called 'Second cousins, third cousins....' -type Cousins into the query box and you'll see it in the list, nudged it for you

Sue in Somerset

Sue in Somerset Report 30 Mar 2007 19:44

Try these (remove brackets) http://www(.)searchforancestors(.)com/utility/cousincalculator(.)html http://genealogy(.)about(.)com/library/nrelationshipchart(.)htm Good luck Sue