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| − | '''INFORMATION ONLY : Kinship - the Right Name for the Distant Cousin'''
| + | *[http://dramsden.co.uk/drhome/relationship.asp The Relationship Calculator ] <span style="color: red; font-weight: 700;">NOTE:</span> Doesn't work in Firefox. |
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| + | *[http://www.rhodesfamily.org.uk/people/relationship.html The Cousin Calculator] |
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| − | ''For information only ............. this was found on the web - I have not compiled it myself''
| + | *[http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/cousincalculator.html Cousin Calculator] |
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| − | Conversation on the subject 'who is related to whom' bogs down over terminology, particularly when it comes to defining cousins.
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| − | Your first cousin is your parents' brother's or sister's child. However, the first cousin's child is not your second cousin, but your first cousin one removed. The child of the first cousin once removed is your first cousin twice removed, and his child is your first cousin three times removed.
| + | ===='''Kinship - the Right Name for the Distant Cousin''' ==== |
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| − | Your second cousin is your grandparents' brother's or sister's grandchild. That second cousin's child is your second cousin once removed, and his child is your second cousin twice removed, and so on.
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| − | Your third cousin is your great-grandparents' brother's or sister's great-grandchild. The third cousin's child is your third cousin once removed, and his child is your third cousin twice removed.
| + | ''For information only ............. this was found on the web - I have not compiled it myself'' |
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| − | Other Occasionally Misunderstood Terms
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| − | Siblings: Parents in common, brothers and sisters
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| − | Grandnephew and Grandniece: the grandchild of your brother or sister
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| − | Grandaunt or Granduncle: the brother or sister of your grandparent
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| − | Great-Grandaunt or Great-Granduncle: the sister or brother of your great-grandparents
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| − | Stepfather or Stepmother: the husband of your mother or the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
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| − | Stepchild: the child of your husband or wife by a former marriage
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| − | Stepsister or Stepbrother: the child of your stepfather or stepmother
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| − | Half Sister or Half Brother: the child of your mother and stepfather or the child of your father and stepmother, or of either parent by a former marriage
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| − | In-Laws: your connections by the law of marriage (as distinct from relatives by blood) in particular, your husband's or wife's relatives and your own brother's wife or sister's husband
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| − | Ancestor: the person from whom you descend directly, such as a grandparent or a great-grandparent
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| − | Descendant: the person who descends directly from you, such as a grandson or granddaughter
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| − | Lineal Relations: those in a direct line of ascent or descent, such as a grandfather or granddaughter
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| − | Collateral Relations: those relatives who are linked by a common ancestor, such as aunts, uncles, or cousins
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| − | Connexions: those who have a relative in common but who are not themselves related by blood.
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| − | '''Now the Easy Version :'''
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| − | Brothers and Sisters Siblings
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| − | Children 1st cousins
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| − | Grandchildren 2nd Cousins
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| − | Great grandchildren 3rd Cousins
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| − | Gt Gt grandchildren 4th Cousins
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| − | Gt Gt Gt grandchildren 5th Cousins
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| − | Gt Gt Gt Gt grandchildren 6th Cousins
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| − | One generation before or after, is “Once Removed”
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| − | Two generations before/after are “Twice Removed”, etc.
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| − | These days most people do not use the term “Grand niece” or “Grand nephew”, or Grand Great Niece etc. The word Grand has been popularly replaced by Great.
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| − | =='''Information : Prohibited Marriages''' ==
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| − | '''Forbidden Degrees of Relationship'''
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| − | Throughout the United Kingdom and the British Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, the law forbids certain blood relatives, step-relatives and relatives-in-law from getting married. These restrictions are officially know as forbidden degrees of relationship. The prohibitions apply to illegitimate as well as legitimate relationships. There are exceptions relating to certain step-relatives and relatives-in-law, which are explained later in this article.
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| − | '''A man may not marry his:'''
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| − | Mother (also step-mother, former step-mother, mother-in-law, former mother-in-law, adoptive mother or former adoptive mother)
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| − | Daughter (also step-daughter, former step-daughter, daughter-in-law, former daughter-in-law, adoptive daughter or former adoptive daughter)
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| − | Sister (also half-sister)
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| − | Father's mother (grandmother)
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| − | Mother's mother (grandmother)
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| − | Father's father's former wife (step-grandmother)
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| − | Mother's father's former wife (step-grandmother)
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| − | Son's daughter (granddaughter)
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| − | Daughter's daughter (granddaughter)
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| − | Wife's son's daughter (step-granddaughter)
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| − | Wife's daughter's daughter (step-granddaughter)
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| − | Son's son's wife (grandson's wife)
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| − | Daughter's son's wife (grandson's wife)
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| − | Father's sister (aunt)
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| − | Mother's sister (aunt)
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| − | Brother's daughter (niece)
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| − | Sister's daughter (niece)
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| − | '''A woman may not marry her:'''
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| − | Father (also step-father, former step-father, father-in-law, former father-in-law, adoptive father or former adoptive father)
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| − | Son (also step-son, former step-son, son-in-law, former son-in-law, adoptive son or former adoptive son)
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| − | Brother (also half-brother or step-brother)
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| − | Father's father (grandfather)
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| − | Mother's father (grandfather)
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| − | Mother's mother's former husband (step-grandfather)
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| − | Father's mother's former husband (step-grandfather)
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| − | Son's son (grandson)
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| − | Daughter's son (grandson)
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| − | Husband's daughter's son (step grandson)
| + | Your '''first cousin''' is your parents' brother's or sister's child. However, the first cousin's child is not your second cousin, but your first cousin one removed. The child of the first cousin once removed is your first cousin twice removed, and his child is your first cousin three times removed. |
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| − | Husband's son's son (step grandson)
| + | Your '''second cousin''' is your grandparents' brother's or sister's grandchild. That second cousin's child is your second cousin once removed, and his child is your second cousin twice removed, and so on. |
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| − | Son's daughter's husband (granddaughter's husband)
| + | Your '''third cousin''' is your great-grandparents' brother's or sister's great-grandchild. The third cousin's child is your third cousin once removed, and his child is your third cousin twice removed. |
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| − | Daughter's daughter's husband (granddaughter's husband)
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| − | Father's brother (uncle)
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| − | Mother's brother (uncle)
| + | ===='''Occasionally Misunderstood Terms'''==== |
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| | + | '''Siblings''': Parents in common, brothers and sisters |
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| − | Brother's son (nephew)
| + | '''Grandnephew''' and '''Grandniece''': the grandchild of your brother or sister |
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| − | Sister's son (nephew)
| + | '''Grandaunt''' or '''Granduncle''': the brother or sister of your grandparent |
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| | + | '''Great-Grandaunt''' or '''Great-Granduncle''': the sister or brother of your great-grandparents |
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| − | In Scotland, a man may not marry his great-grandmother or great-granddaughter and a woman may not marry her great-grandfather or great-grandson.
| + | '''Stepfather''' or '''Stepmother''': the husband of your mother or the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage |
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| | + | '''Stepchild''': the child of your husband or wife by a former marriage |
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| − | '''Other Prohibitions''' | + | '''Stepsister''' or '''Stepbrother''': the child of your stepfather or stepmother |
| − | You cannot get married in the UK or the British Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man if either of you are under the age of 16. Please read our article on minimum age and parental consent for details of the parental consent requirements.
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| − | You must both also be free to marry, that is, not already married and you must also be of different sex at birth. This applies even if one of you has undergone gender modification surgery.
| + | '''Half Sister''' or '''Half Brother''': the child of your mother and stepfather or the child of your father and stepmother, or of either parent by a former marriage |
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| − | '''Exceptions for Certain Step-Relatives and Relatives-in-Law''' | + | '''In-Laws''': your connections by the law of marriage (as distinct from relatives by blood) in particular, your husband's or wife's relatives and your own brother's wife or sister's husband |
| − | In England, Scotland and Wales (not Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey) the Marriage Act, 1986, allows for certain step-relatives and relatives-in-law to marry.
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| − | '''Step-Relatives''' | + | '''Ancestor''': the person from whom you descend directly, such as a grandparent or a great-grandparent |
| − | Step-relatives may marry provided they are at least 21 years of age. The younger of the couple must at no time before the age of 18 have lived in the same household as the older person. Neither must they have been treated as a child of the older person's family.
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| − | '''Relatives-in-Law''' | + | '''Descendant''': the person who descends directly from you, such as a grandson or granddaughter |
| − | Although a man may marry his sister-in-law and a woman may marry her brother-in-law, other relatives-in-law may marry provided they are at least 21 years of age and the family members involved in creating the in-law relationship are both dead. For example, if a man wishes to marry his daughter-in-law, both his son and his son's mother must be dead. In England and Wales, marriages under this Act are not permitted with the calling of banns but can take place in a church on the authority of a superintendent registrar's certificate without licence.
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| − | '''Marriage of Cousins''' | + | '''Lineal Relations''': those in a direct line of ascent or descent, such as a grandfather or granddaughter |
| − | Despite the long list of degrees of forbidden relationship, you can marry a cousin (courtesy of Henry VIII who changed the law to marry his cousin!). However, it would be sensible for you both to consult your GP to ensure that there are no factors in your family's health records that would make your decision to have children inadvisable on medical grounds.
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| − | '''Further Information''' | + | '''Collateral Relations''': those relatives who are linked by a common ancestor, such as aunts, uncles, or cousins |
| − | If you are still unsure of your situation and require further clarification of whom you can and cannot marry, please contact a registrar. You can usually find details of your local register office under the entry of Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages in your telephone directory. Alternatively, you can telephone the relevant national office asking for the marriages section. Their telephone numbers are:
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| − | Registrar General for England and Wales, 01704-569824
| + | '''Connexions''': those who have a relative in common but who are not themselves related by blood. |
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| − | General Register Office for Scotland, 0131-314 4447
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| − | General Register Office for Northern Ireland, 028-9025 2000
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| − | Registrar General for Guernsey, 01481-725277
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| − | Superintendent Registrar for Jersey, 01534-502335
| + | Brothers and Sisters '''Siblings''' |
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| − | General Register Office for the Isle of Man, 01624-687039
| + | Children '''1st Cousins''' |
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| − | You can marry a step-sibling - as long you are 21 or over, and as long as you were not raised in the same household from childhood :
| + | Great grandchildren '''3rd Cousins''' |
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| − | 'Step-relatives may marry provided they are at least 21 years of age. The younger of the couple must at no time before the age of 18 have lived in the same household as the older person. Neither must they have been treated as a child of the older person's family'. | + | Gt Gt grandchildren '''4th Cousins''' |
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| − | It is permissible for a man to marry his mother in law as long as his wife is deceased - its the same principle as a man wishing to marry his daughter in law --- both his son and the mans wife must be deceased :
| + | Gt Gt Gt grandchildren '''5th Cousins''' |
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| − | 'Although a man may marry his sister-in-law and a woman may marry her brother-in-law ...................................... | + | Gt Gt Gt Gt grandchildren '''6th Cousins''' |
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| − | ... other relatives-in-law may marry provided they are at least 21 years of age and the family members involved in creating the in-law relationship are both dead. For example, if a man wishes to marry his daughter-in-law, both his son and his son's mother must be dead. In England and Wales, marriages under this Act are not permitted with the calling of banns but can take place in a church on the authority of a superintendent registrar's certificate without licence.
| + | One generation before or after, is '''Once Removed''' |
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| − | These marriages cannot take place in a church but are allowed in a register office.
| + | Two generations before/after are '''Twice Removed''' etc. |
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| − | The 1907 Marriage Act removed no. 17 from the original forbidden list (Wife's sister and Husband's brother), provided the first spouse in each case was deceased. Further changes followed in 1921, 1931 and 1949:
| + | These days most people do not use the term '''Grand niece''' or '''Grand nephew''', or '''Grand Great Niece''' etc. The word '''Grand''' has been popularly replaced by '''Great'''. |
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| − | The 1921 Marriage Act removed no. 18 (Brother's wife and Sister's husband) provided brother or sister in each case was deceased.
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| − | The 1931 Marriage Act removed 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Aunt-in-law and Uncle-in-law) and 27, 28, 29 and 30 (Niece-in-law and Nephew-in-law), provided the relevant Uncle, Aunt, Niece, and Nephew were dead.
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| − | The 1949 Marriage Act confirmed the previous 3 acts and specifically included 'half blood' relatives.
| + | Back to [[Creating Your Family Tree]] |
Defining Relationships
Kinship - the Right Name for the Distant Cousin
For information only ............. this was found on the web - I have not compiled it myself
Your first cousin is your parents' brother's or sister's child. However, the first cousin's child is not your second cousin, but your first cousin one removed. The child of the first cousin once removed is your first cousin twice removed, and his child is your first cousin three times removed.
Your second cousin is your grandparents' brother's or sister's grandchild. That second cousin's child is your second cousin once removed, and his child is your second cousin twice removed, and so on.
Your third cousin is your great-grandparents' brother's or sister's great-grandchild. The third cousin's child is your third cousin once removed, and his child is your third cousin twice removed.
Occasionally Misunderstood Terms
Siblings: Parents in common, brothers and sisters
Grandnephew and Grandniece: the grandchild of your brother or sister
Grandaunt or Granduncle: the brother or sister of your grandparent
Great-Grandaunt or Great-Granduncle: the sister or brother of your great-grandparents
Stepfather or Stepmother: the husband of your mother or the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage
Stepchild: the child of your husband or wife by a former marriage
Stepsister or Stepbrother: the child of your stepfather or stepmother
Half Sister or Half Brother: the child of your mother and stepfather or the child of your father and stepmother, or of either parent by a former marriage
In-Laws: your connections by the law of marriage (as distinct from relatives by blood) in particular, your husband's or wife's relatives and your own brother's wife or sister's husband
Ancestor: the person from whom you descend directly, such as a grandparent or a great-grandparent
Descendant: the person who descends directly from you, such as a grandson or granddaughter
Lineal Relations: those in a direct line of ascent or descent, such as a grandfather or granddaughter
Collateral Relations: those relatives who are linked by a common ancestor, such as aunts, uncles, or cousins
Connexions: those who have a relative in common but who are not themselves related by blood.
Now the Easy Version
Brothers and Sisters Siblings
Children 1st Cousins
Grandchildren 2nd Cousins
Great grandchildren 3rd Cousins
Gt Gt grandchildren 4th Cousins
Gt Gt Gt grandchildren 5th Cousins
Gt Gt Gt Gt grandchildren 6th Cousins
One generation before or after, is Once Removed
Two generations before/after are Twice Removed etc.
These days most people do not use the term Grand niece or Grand nephew, or Grand Great Niece etc. The word Grand has been popularly replaced by Great.
Back to Creating Your Family Tree
