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I am talking to a lady who was my grandmothers sisters, son's daughter.

(My Dad's Aunties Grandaughter.)

We are of the same generation.

We are cousins of some sort but cannot work it out. Can anybody help us out?

I think it makes you and her 3rd cousins....... i think, lol

3rd cousin i think
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It's a toughie!! Not 1st cousins once removed? I really dont know how to work it out!

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP TERMS.

Sometimes, especially when working on your family history, it's handy to know how to describe your family relationships more exactly. The definitions below should help you out.

Cousin (a.k.a "first cousin") :

Your first cousins are the people in your family who have two of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles.

Second Cousin:

Your second cousins are the people in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you., but not the same grandparents.

Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins:

Your third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents, fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on.

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.

The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation.

For example, your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. This is because your mother's first cousin is one generation younger than your grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. This one-generation difference equals "once removed."

Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed.
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You will be aware that a good tip when researching is to remember that many Irish and Scots families adhered to a particular naming pattern for several hundred years. Sometimes this can help us narrow our particular ancestors down a little.

1st son was named after paternal Grandfather;
2nd son was named after maternal Grandfather;
1st daughter was named after maternal Grandmother;
2nd daughter was named after paternal Grandmother;
any siblings after that being named after other siblings and cousins.

Wow! Thanks for that Dermot, although I am going to have to re-read it again to digest it properly.

Thanks again!

Does that make us second cousins then, as we dont have the same grandparents, but we do have the same great grandparents?

Hi Tracy
she is your second cousin
your granparents are sisters
Your parents are 1st cousins
you are second cousins

My brain hurts!

Thank you for that Tania, thats settled then.

Thanks to all who helped.

I have only been using the internet to research family history for the last 6 months and have lots of 4th and 5th cousins still sharing the same name.

My Dad's Aunties Grandaughter is my second cousin according to my relationship calculator

Get the free PAF program - it works it all out for you!

Where/how do I get that Mick? (Sorry to be dumb, but whats a PAF?)