Share a common ancestor with someone? Use the chart to work out how you are related...
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Common Ancestor
Child
Grandchild
Great Grandchild
Great x2 Grandchild
Great x3 Grandchild
Great x4 Grandchild
Great x5 Grandchild
Great x6 Grandchild
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Child
Siblings
Niece or Nephew
Grand Niece or Nephew
Great Grand Niece or Nephew
Great x2 Grand Niece or Nephew
Great x3 Grand Niece or Nephew
Great x4 Grand Niece or Nephew
Great x5 Grand Niece or Nephew
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Grandchild
Niece or Nephew
1st cousins
1st cousin 1x removed
1st cousin 2x removed
1st cousin 3x removed
1st cousin 4x removed
1st cousin 5x removed
1st cousin 6x removed
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Great Grandchild
Grand Niece or Nephew
1st cousin 1x removed
2nd cousins
2nd cousin 1x removed
2nd cousin 2x removed
2nd cousin 3x removed
2nd cousin 4x removed
2nd cousin 5x removed
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Great x2 Grandchild
Great Grand Niece or Nephew
1st cousin 2x removed
2nd cousin 1x removed
3rd cousins
3rd cousin 1x removed
3rd cousin 2x removed
3rd cousin 3x removed
3rd cousin 4x removed
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Great x3 Grandchild
Great x2 Grand Niece or Nephew
1st cousin 3x removed
2nd cousin 2x removed
3rd cousin 1x removed
4th cousins
4th cousin 1x removed
4th cousin 2x removed
4th cousin 3x removed
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Great x4 Grandchild
Great x3 Grand Niece or Nephew
1st cousin 4x removed
2nd cousin 3x removed
3rd cousin 2x removed
4th cousin 1x removed
5th cousins
5th cousin 1x removed
5th cousin 2x removed
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Great x5 Grandchild
Great x4 Grand Niece or Nephew
1st cousin 5x removed
2nd cousin 4x removed
3rd cousin 3x removed
4th cousin 2x removed
5th cousin 1x removed
6th cousins
6th cousin 1x removed
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Great x6 Grandchild
Great x5 Grand Niece or Nephew
1st cousin 6x removed
2nd cousin 5x removed
3rd cousin 4x removed
4th cousin 3x removed
5th cousin 2x removed
6th cousin 1x removed
7th cousins
Along top row, locate the relationship of FIRST person to the common ancestor and follow the column down.
On the left hand column locate the SECOND persons relationship to the common ancestor and follow that row straight across.
The relationship is where the projected row & column meet.