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| 0 | CA | C | GC | GGC | 2GGC | 3GGC | 4GGC | 5GGC | 6GGC |
| 1 | C | S | N | GN | GGN | 2GGN | 3GGN | 4GGN | 5GGN |
| 2 | GC | N | 1C | 1C1R | 1C2R | 1C3R | 1C4R | 1C5R | 1C6R |
| 3 | GGC | GN | 1C1R | 2C | 2C1R | 2C2R | 2C3R | 2C4R | 2C5R |
| 4 | 2GGC | GGN | 1C2R | 2C1R | 3C | 3C1R | 3C2R | 3C3R | 3C4R |
| 5 | 3GGC | 2GGN | 1C3R | 2C2R | 3C1R | 4C | 4C1R | 4C2R | 4C3R |
| 6 | 4GGC | 3GGN | 1C4R | 2C3R | 3C2R | 4C1R | 5C | 5C1R | 5C2R |
| 7 | 5GGC | 4GGN | 1C5R | 2C4R | 3C3R | 4C2R | 5C1R | 6C | 6C1R |
| 8 | 6GGC | 5GGN | 1C6R | 2C5R | 3C4R | 4C3R | 5C2R | 6C1R | 7C |
On
the top row, find the relationship of one person to the common
ancestor and follow the column straight down.
Find the other person's relationship to the common ancestor
in the left column and follow that row straight across.
The relationship is where the projected row and column meet.
| CA | Common Ancestor | N |
Niece/Nephew |
| C | Child | GN |
Grand Niece/Nephew |
| S | Sibling | GGN | Great Grand Niece/Nephew |
GC |
Grand Child | #C |
Number of Cousin (1C = 1st cousin, 2C = 2nd cousin, etc. |
| GGC | Great Grand Child | #R | Number of times removed(1R twice removed, etc.) = once removed, 2R = twice removed, etc.) |
NOTE: A first cousin once removed is a term that could describe either the child of your first descendant cousin or the ascendant child of your great-aunt.