Research Maniacs

"How am I related to?" or in other words, "what is my family relationship?" You are at a family reunion and you meet a long lost relative, but you are not sure how you are related. Use the chart below to find out.

Step 1. Find out who your closest common ancestor is.

Step 2. Find what your relationship is to the common ancestor on the green horizontal row below.

Step 3. Find what your lost relative's relationship is to the common ancestor on the blue vertical column below.

Step 4. Trace where you meet on the chart, and that is how you are related to that person.

Common Ancestor	Child	Grandchild	Great Grandchild	Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild
Child	Sibling	Niece Nephew	Grand Niece/Nephew	Great Niece/Nephew	Great Great Niece/Nephew	Great Great Great Niece/Nephew	Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew	Great Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew	Great Great Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew
Grandchild	Niece Nephew	First Cousin	First Cousin One generation removed	First Cousin Two generation removed	First Cousin Three Generations Removed	First Cousin Four Generations Removed	First Cousin Five Generations Removed	First Cousin Six Generations Removed	First Cousin Seven Generations Removed
Great Grandchild	Grand Niece/Nephew	First Cousin One generation removed	Second Cousin	Second Cousin One Generations Removed	Second Cousin Two Generations Removed	Second Cousin Three Generations Removed	Second Cousin Four Generations Removed	Second Cousin Five Generations Removed	Second Cousin Six Generations Removed
Great Great Grandchild	Great Niece/Nephew	First Cousin Two generation removed	Second Cousin One Generations Removed	Third Cousin	Third Cousin One Generations Removed	Third Cousin Two Generations Removed	Third Cousin Three Generations Removed	Third Cousin Four Generations Removed	Third Cousin Five Generations Removed
Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Niece/Nephew	First Cousin Three Generations Removed	Second Cousin Two Generations Removed	Third Cousin One Generation Removed	Fourth Cousin	Fourth Cousin One Generation Removed	Fourth Cousin Two Generations Removed	Fourth Cousin Three Generations Removed	Fourth Cousin Four Generations Removed
Great Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Niece/Nephew	First Cousin Four Generations Removed	Second Cousin Three Generations Removed	Third Cousin Two Generations Removed	Fourth Cousin One Generation Removed	Fifth Cousin	Fifth Cousin One Generation Removed	Fifth Cousin Two Generations Removed	Fifth Cousin Three Generations Removed
Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew	First Cousin Five Generations Removed	Second Cousin Four Generations Removed	Third Cousin Three Generations Removed	Fourth Cousin Two Generations Removed	Fifth Cousin One Generation Removed	Sixth Cousin	Sixth Cousin One Generation Removed	Sixth Cousin Two Generations Removed
Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew	First Cousin Six Generations Removed	Second Cousin Five Generations Removed	Third Cousin Four Generations Removed	Fourth Cousin Three Generations Removed	Fifth Cousin Two Generations Removed	Sixth Cousin One Generation Removed	Seventh Cousin	Seventh Cousin One Generation Removed
Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandchild	Great Great Great Great Great Great Niece/Nephew	First Cousin Seven Generations Removed	Second Cousin Six Generations Removed	Third Cousin Five Generations Removed	Fourth Cousin Four Generations Removed	Fifth Cousin Three Generations Removed	Sixth Cousin Two Generations Removed	Seventh Cousin One Generation Removed	Eighth Cousin