re: #222 HappyWarrior

I know I’ve asked probably before but what makes a first cousin twice removed different from say a second cousin? I’ve been doing genealogy research for some years now and I still don’t get it.

en.wikipedia.org

First cousins twice removed[edit]
Two people for whom a first cousin relationship is two generations removed. The grandchild of one’s first cousin; also the first cousin of one’s grandparent.

Harry and his grandfather’s first cousin, Emma, are first cousins twice removed.

There exist numerous addition terms to describe the relationship of first cousin twice removed more specifically and accurately:

For a male in a higher generation, “2nd granduncle”
For a female in a higher generation, “2nd grandaunt”
For a male in a lower generation, “2nd grandnephew”
For a female in a lower generation, “2nd grandniece”