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Questions tagged [kinship-terminology]

For questions about naming relationships between two people.

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Determining relationship (e.g. number of removes) with cousin?

How do I figure out if someone is a first cousin, second cousin, cousin once-removed, etc?
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Seeking English term for relationship between two members of extended family?

Here at the Genealogy and Family History Stack Exchange we see many questions about relationship mapping which is also known as: relationship calculation kinship terminology etc If you are just trying to understand how to calculate "cousins and…
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What is relationship of widower to late wife's family (i.e. in-laws)?

I am a widower. I still have a strong personal relationship with my late wife's family, and I regard them as part of my own family. They are blood of my blood in the sense that my children are related by blood to both me and them, but if we had…
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Describing the relationship between children when widower marries dead wife's sister

What is an unambiguous way to describe the resulting relationships when a widower with a child marries his deceased wife's sister and has children with her? Not the stepmother-aunt stuff for the first child, but how can the relationship between the…
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Is there a resource for easily determining relationships between two relatives?

In the English language, there are many words for relationships between two relatives. For instance, my father's brother is my "uncle", the daughter of my father's brother is my "first cousin", the wife of my father's brother is my "cousin-in-law"…
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Am I related to this family?

I have a puzzling genealogical question, but first you must be prefaced. My family tree contains two half-siblings. (Google "half-sibling family tree" to see what I mean.) Now my half siblings and I share the same mother. My father's last name is…
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Term for cousins whose parents were related by marriage?

My father and his brother married two girls who were first cousins to each other. I know that the children from these marriages are not 'double' cousins, but they are genetically closer than simple first cousins. Is there a term for this…
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What do you call folks that are third cousins two different ways?

I've come across two third cousins, who are third cousins through two different routes as the same two families had two separate marriages between them that leads to this situation. I was thinking perhaps calling them double third cousins, but would…
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Determining name for family relationship that involves a step daughter?

My grandma had 3 kids. Her daughter Sally is my Aunt. She has a step daughter. Her step daughter has a daughter. My Aunt Sally is her Grandmother. What does that make us?
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What is the correct word for Step siblings?

I've asked this here but its too old to migrate so I'm asking again. I'm creating a list of family members: Mother: Jane Father: John Children -------- Biological, Justin, 5/20/1981 Biological, John, 1/20/1987 Adopted, Jane, 8/12/1989…
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First cousins relative to the cousin

Can someone please help. I'm wondering that if there are two people A and B, such that A' s grandparent is B's great grandparent. Is it the case that B is A's first cousin once removed and A is B's second cousin once removed. Or is it just that…
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Half brother, step brother, or no term

I was married before and had 3 children. My wife and I got divorced and have since remarried other people. My new wife and I had a son together and my ex wife and her new husband had a son. These two young boys will be only related by their older…
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Someone is both my 1st and 2nd cousin, is there a name for that, or do you pick the closest level of relationship (1st cousin)?

Dora is my grandaunt's (maternal grandmother's sister's) daughter, which makes her my 1st Cousin 1x removed. Therefore Dora's children would be my 2nd cousins. However, my paternal Uncle William married Dora. So Dora is now my aunt and her children…
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Determining relationship to spouse when own great grandmother is also 5th cousin 2 times removed of spouse?

My great grandmother is also my husbands 5th cousin 2 times removed. How are my husband and I related other than spouse?
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What is my relationship to a cousin who's 5th Great Grandparents are my 12th Great Grandparents?

This person I am referring to is Martha Wayles who was born in 1748 and died in 1782. I've been trying to wrap my brain around the x cousin x times removed thing but it is still confusing me. The red circle is me. The pink circle is the cousin in…
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