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Question: Help explain cousins!? !?
Okay so my Uncle (my mothers brother) and my aunt(his wife) have a child and i understand that there my cousin!. But what would my cousins Child be to me!? and another, again, my Uncle (being my mothers brother) and his wife being a non-blood relative, what would her blood neice be to me!? So thats my mothers brother, wifes, sisters, daughter!. What what they be to me!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Your first cousin's child would be your first cousin once removed (not 2nd cousin as some will say)!. The removes come in when you are in a different generation coming down from a common ancestor!.

In other words, you share grandparents with your first cousin!. However, those grandparents are great grandparents to the child of your first cousin!.

Your aunt by marriage blood niece is not related to you at all unless you share a common ancestor in one of your family lines!. If you both wish as a matter of courtesy to call yourselves cousins you can, but actually you have to share ancestors to be cousins!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I've found this cousin chart to be of the most help!.

http://statelibrary!.dcr!.state!.nc!.us/iss/!.!.!.

Your mother's brother's child is your cousin!. Your cousin's child is your first cousin once removed!. His wife's blood relatives are nothing to you genealogically speaking!. The rule of thumb is that if a divorce can break the family relationship there isn't one!. Socially you might call this person a cousin or simply kin such as my goddaughter calls me auntie, but this is a term of courtesy, not and indicator of the relationship!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Cousins child = first cousin, once removed

Your auntie's niece = no relation

David B: yes, they're second cousins I think (it says on wikipedia)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Interesting question and answers!. Question from a question then!. Queen Elizabeth and prince Phillip both descend from Queen Victoria!. Are they distant cousins!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

your cousins kid would be your 1st cousin

not sure about the other one :/Www@QuestionHome@Com