relatives

[moonlyte]

If my grandfather's younger sister (Sara) has a son(Mark), who has a son(David), who has a daughter(Emma), what are their relationships to me?

[moonlyte]

So my great aunt is actually my 1st cousin? Ok, got it thanks for the replies. 🙂

[daydream**believer]

"what do I call people who are on a different branch of the family tree?"

relatives

[happyroo_bunji]

So my great aunt is actually my 1st cousin?

No, she is your great aunt.

1st cousins are the children of your parents siblings

[green.fields]

These relationships are tricky to work out but I'll give it a go.

Sara is your great aunt

Mark is a 1st cousin once removed

David is a 2nd cousin

Emma is a 2nd cousin once removed.

I think.lol.

Here is a link to a chart to try and work it out, it is very confusing. Your common ancestor is your grt grandfather.

http://www.iarelative.com/charts/

[flashie*]

1st cousin three times removed.

It is how many generations back to the common ancestor.

[flashie*]

Grandfather....

Sarah.....great/grand aunt.

Mark......first cousin.

David..........first cousin.....once removed.

Emma.....first cousin....twice removed.

Emmas chld...............first couisn.....three times removed.

[green.fields]

I still think what I had is correct, mind you it can drive you crazy trying to work these things out. here's another link, might be easier to read. Use you grt grandfather as a starting point.

http://www.wikihow.com/Understand-Relationships-in-Your-Family-Tree-(Genealogy)

[green.fields]

Oh and scrub the "great" on  Sara, that should be grand, can't read my own writing.:-D

[moonlyte]

Thanks for all the replies. 

The only question I have left is: Is kissing your second cousin less evil than kissing your first cousin? ]:)

[happyroo_bunji]

Well if you are an executioner in France, you had special dispensation to marry your first cousin, so are you an executioner? ]:)