3 Relationship Chart Instructions: 1. Identify the most recent common ancestor of the two individuals with the unknown relationship. 2. Determine the common ancestor’s relationship to each person (for example, grandparent or great-grandparent). 3. In the topmost row of the chart, find the common ancestor’s relationship to cousin number one. In the far-left column, find the common ancestor’s relationship to cousin number two. 4. Trace the the row and column from step 3. The square where they meet shows the two individuals’ relationship. THE MOST RECENT COMMON ANCESTOR IS COUSIN NUMBER ONE’S ... parent grandparent great- great-great- third-great- fourth-great- fifth-great- sixth-great- grandparent grandparent grandparent grandparent grandparent grandparent siblings nephew grandnephew great- great-great- third-great- fourth-great- fifth-great- or niece or -niece grandnephew grandnephew grandnephew grandnephew grandnephew or -niece or -niece or -niece or -niece or -niece parent nephew first cousins first cousins first cousins first cousins first cousins first cousins first cousins or niece once removed twice removed three times four times five times six times removed removed removed removed grandparent TWO’S... grandnephew first cousins second cousins second cousins second cousins second cousins second cousins second cousins or -niece once removed once removed twice removed three times four times five times great- removed removed removed grandparent great- first cousins second cousins third cousins third cousins third cousins third cousins third cousins grandnephew twice removed once removed once removed twice removed three times four times or -niece removed removed great-great- grandparent great-great- first cousins second cousins third cousins fourth cousins fourth cousins fourth cousins fourth cousins grandnephew three times twice removed once removed once removed twice removed three times or -niece removed removed third-great- third-great- grandparent third-great- first cousins second cousins third cousins fourth cousins fifth cousins fifth cousins fifth cousins grandnephew four times three times twice removed once removed once removed twice removed or -niece removed removed grandparent fourth-great- fourth-great- fourth-great- first cousins second cousins third cousins fourth cousins fifth cousins sixth cousins sixth cousins grandnephew five times four times three times twice removed once removed once removed THEMOST RECENT COMMON ANCESTOR IS COUSIN NUMBER or -niece removed removed removed fifth-great- fifth-great- grandparent fifth-great- first cousins second cousins third cousins fourth cousins fifth cousins sixth cousins seventh cousins grandnephew six times five times four times three times twice removed once removed or -niece removed removed removed removed sixth-great- sixth-great- grandparent © FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE.