Can someone explain the whole 2nd cousin twice removed thing?

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What is the difference between 2nd cousins and cousins twice removed. What constitutes "removed"??

Answer 1

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Cousin (a.k.a "first cousin")
Your first cousins are the people in your family who have two of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles.

Second Cousin
Your second cousins are the people in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you., but not the same grandparents.

Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins
Your third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents, fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on.

Removed
When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. You and your first cousins are in the same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word "removed" is not used to describe your relationship.

The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation. For example, your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. This is because your mother's first cousin is one generation younger than your grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. This one-generation difference equals "once removed."

Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed.

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So my grandma's sister's kids are my 2nd cousins...but my grandma's cousins are my cousins twice removed

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http://www.genealogy.com/16_cousn.html

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Answer 2

this i got to know the answer

Answer 3

2nd cousin is usually ur mom or dad's cousin and now its a 2nd cousin to you. Cousin twice remved is when ppl get married and devorced and married again.

Answer 4

I am also confused about this.
But I think I figured it out.

"removed" just means that your first cousin had a baby, who is your first cousin once removed, and when your first cousin once removed has a baby, then they become you first cousin twice removed. It doesn't mean removed, but like it's the next in the generation. I am not really sure what second cousin is...I think it's like your cousin-in-laws' cousin...or something...search about family trees on google or something.

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Me having nothing else to think about when I go to bed...

Answer 5

Let's use your mom for the example. Your mom's aunt & uncle have a kid, Sidney. Sidney is your mom's 1st cousin. Your mom has you. You are Sidney's first cousin- once removed. Sidney has a kid, Sophie. You and Sophie are 2nd cousins. Sophie is your mom's first cousin- once removed. That's all I know. "Twice removed" is beyond me. If you and Sophie both have kids, your kids will be 3rd cousins.