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Dec 10, Just remember this: your parent’s first, second, and third cousins are your first, second, and third cousins (once removed), and your grandparents’ first, second, and third cousins are your first, second, and third cousins (twice removed). Okay, so what does the “removed” mean? “Removed” = distance from the cousin in generationsEstimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Removed: When the word"removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations.

You and your first cousins are in the same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word"removed" is not used to describe your relationship.

Apr 14, The term “once removed” in genealogy refers to the number of generations separating two cousins.

A first cousin once removed can be a first cousin of your parent or a child of your first cousin. Start with the two people of the same generation who share a common ancestral couple, then subtract your generational difference. In a kinship chart, the phrase"times removed," indicates the number of times (or number of generations) one is removed from the direct cousin relationship. For example, the child of your first cousin is your first cousin once removed.

The child of your first cousin, once removed is your first cousin, twice removed, and so on. Apr 30, When the cousins are not in the same generation then they are"removed." First cousins once removed" declares that either one of you is one generation away from being first cousins. For example, if your first cousin has children, they are your first cousins once removed. Jun 11, The words"once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation between you and the relative in question.

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So let's say your dad's Author: Aoife Hanna. Apr 20, If two cousins are of the same generation (i.e. the same number of generations away from the most recent common ancestor), then they are just “first” cousins (or third, fourth, or fifth!). Once there is a generational difference between two cousins, then the cousin is “removed”.Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. Jul 23, To be “once removed” from a cousin means you are separated by one generation. The number before “removed” will always represent the number of generations you are separated (“removed”) from the cousin.

If you look at the cousin chart above, you’ll.