Consanguinity! What’s that? Consanguinity refers to the state of all of us who are descended from a common ancestor and are, thusly, related by blood.
Who Are Those Lineal Cousins?
Lineal family members and in this case, cousins, include those who are in a direct, straight-line of descent.
1st cousins have at least one of the same grandparents. They are children of one’s aunts and uncles.
2nd cousins share at least one of the same great grandparents.
3rd cousins share at least one of the same great, great grandparents.
4th cousins share at least one of the same great, great, great grandparents.
5th etc.
Who Are Those Collateral Cousins?
Collateral family members include brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, first cousins, second cousins, etc. They also include those cousins who are labeled as “removed.”
Who are Those Removed Cousins?
The term “removed” indicates that the two cousins are from different generations. Once removed indicates a difference of one generation. Twice removed indicates a difference of two generations, etc.
The child of a first cousin is one’s first cousin 1X removed or once removed because that child is one generation away from being a first cousin. The grandchild of one’s first cousin is one’s first cousin 2X removed or twice removed because he is two generations away from being one’s first cousin.
In other words, full cousins descend from a common ancestor and are of the same generation. Those cousins that are removed descend from a common ancestor but are not of the same generation or, in more common terms, are not on the same level of descent.
Half Cousins – Some individuals consider some “cousins” to be “half-cousins.” Apparently, there is some disagreement among those who specialize in such genealogical terminology. Those who are proponents of the concept describe this “half-cousin” relationship as being when two individuals descend from a common ancestor but from a different spouse of that ancestor.
Dear followers, have I just confused you even more? Various charts and tables are available on-line to help you easily sort out these consanguineous puzzlin’ cuzins.
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