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Question:My great grandma is first cousins with some elses grandama.

what is my relation to that someone else?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My great grandma is first cousins with some elses grandama.

what is my relation to that someone else?

The common ancestor is YOUR 3rd great parents.

YOU are separated from that common ancestor by 4 generations....parent, grandparent, great grandparent, 2nd great grandparent.

"Someone else" is separated from that common ancestor by 3 generations (their parent, their grandparent, their great grandparent.

The COUSIN number is the SMALLEST of these separations, the person closest to the common ancestor determines the cousin number.

In this case, "someone else" is closer (3 generations separated) than you (4 generations separated) so you are 3rd cousins.

The "removed number" is the DIFFERENCE in the number of generations separating each person from the common ancestor....in this case, 4-3=1 or once removed.

So you and "someone else" are 3rd cousins once removed.

3rd or 4th cousin.