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Question: Whats the symbol for "cousin" on a kinship chart!?
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http://www!.obliquity!.com/family/misc/cou!.!.!.

On this, and most other charts I have seen, there is no special symbol!. It is just written out as
"first cousin-- first cousin once removed --first cousin twice removed --first cousin thrice (3 times) removed " for the grand-child or uncle/
aunt!.
For great-grandchild/ great-uncle/aunt, it is " first cousin once removed--second cousin-- second cousin once removed-- second cousin twice removed "

On the chart on this page, the parents represent the common ancestors you have with your relative!. Count across the top row until you reach your generation!. Now count down this column until you reach your relative's generation!. This gives you your relationship to your relative!. If you have only one common ancestor with your relative (perhaps this ancestor had multiple marriages), then the same chart applies but the relationships are half blood instead of full blood!.
Example:
If you want to find out your relationship to the son of your grandmother's brother!. Then the common ancestors that you share are your great-grandparents which are his grandparents!. (I am assuming a full blood relationship)!. Therefore, reading from the chart you find that
you are the first cousin once removed of this relative!

(4 columns across, 4 down)
parents --child-- g-child --YOU
child --brother/sister--nephew/niece--g-nephew!.!.!.
RELATIVE --uncle/aunt --first cousin-- FIRST COUSIN ONCE REMOVED

Other relationship charts to compare:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Family_rela!.!.!.
http://genealogy!.about!.com/library/nrela!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com