Using Kinship Terms

December 16, 2014
December 16, 2014 Theo Brainin

Using Kinship Terms

Kinship Terms

When researching a family project there’s always the struggle of figuring out how exactly to refer to a distant relative.

Have you always wondered how you should refer to your grandfather’s grandfather? Do you struggle to make out who someone is talking about if they’re using the term ‘first cousin once removed’? Check out this genealogy table to get all the answers!

Table of Consanguinity with kinship terms
Hopefully now, the terms in your family tree make more sense. Especially if you’ve managed to trace further back than five generations like one of our customers. Sue Hodges was able to trace her genealogy back to 1681!
Anne Brugts, Story Terrace 
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