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  • Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
  • In real life, family is family and cousins are cousins. But, in genealogy (and especially in genetic genealogy), it is important to understand exactly how you are related to someone. Correct understanding of the difference between a first cousin, a first cousin once removed, and a second cousin can make the difference in your genealogy research and in your interpretation of your AncestryDNA. Join Crista Cowan for a quick look at how to understand it and keep it all straight.
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  • @maryanndunwoody4666
    @maryanndunwoody4666 7 лет назад +169

    I'm constantly trying to explain this to my family members who are interested in our family tree. At some point they often get a glazed look in their eyes, shake their heads & tell me I can be the keeper of all that information. Haha! 🤣

    • @Br0wnSgr
      @Br0wnSgr 7 лет назад +2

      LOL but that is great that you are diligent with it. At least they trust you to be family historian!

    • @SonnySantana2099
      @SonnySantana2099 6 лет назад

      Mary Ann Dunwoody wait so your first cousin is the first child of the oldest sibling of your parent?

    • @MSSmith1022
      @MSSmith1022 5 лет назад

      I get that with my families riddle.

    • @RaymondHng
      @RaymondHng 5 лет назад

      Create a family tree chart. It might help in explaining.

    • @moniquereese1031
      @moniquereese1031 5 лет назад +2

      That's how I look now!

  • @holidayhouse03
    @holidayhouse03 7 лет назад +418

    I got some cousins I'd like to remove... more than once.

  • @KerinColson
    @KerinColson 7 лет назад +102

    I always try to explain it by telling my relatives to count the g's. A great-great grandparent has 3 g's. So, third cousin.

    • @lindseyormsbee
      @lindseyormsbee 4 года назад +5

      It's not that easy though

    • @macifoggs4463
      @macifoggs4463 4 года назад +1

      @@lindseyormsbee that was 3 years ago

    • @lindseyormsbee
      @lindseyormsbee 4 года назад +2

      @@macifoggs4463 and?? It doesn't change either statement.

    • @macifoggs4463
      @macifoggs4463 4 года назад +1

      @@lindseyormsbee She not gonna read it

    • @failyourwaytothetop
      @failyourwaytothetop 3 года назад

      Fascinating! A simple solution to a complex problem

  • @rosannelytle6428
    @rosannelytle6428 7 лет назад +29

    Very good Crista, you did a better job than I could have at explaining this concept.

  • @wandaglass2412
    @wandaglass2412 7 лет назад +7

    Thanks, Crista! You always make the complicated topics much more fun and easier to understand!

  • @HRHDMKYT
    @HRHDMKYT 6 лет назад +20

    Ok, this was actually very educational. I always wondered what the cousin "labels" were for my mother's first cousins and their kids. We grew up visiting them a lot -- since her (older) siblings all moved to Australia after WWII, they were her only family in North America. It's also nice to know we were correct when we explained to friends that (those cousins in our same generation) were our "2nd cousins". (But we did call my Mom's cousins and their spouses "Aunt" and "Uncle", which only feels right as a sign of respect for our elders. We always knew they weren't 'real' Aunts and Uncles, since they weren't my Mom's siblings). Now I know for sure what their relationship 'title' to me and my brothers actually is. Thanks a lot!

    • @BobbyVene
      @BobbyVene 2 года назад

      Is that an Asian thing to call your Mom’s cousin aunt and uncle?

  • @marthastevensonwright6262
    @marthastevensonwright6262 7 лет назад +4

    Perfect explanation! I ALWAYS think of the vertical boxes in my head when trying to figure out cousins too!

  • @wildchook745
    @wildchook745 5 лет назад +5

    Good timing explaining the cousin relationships. I was playing around with my tree last night to understand the cousin terms. It helps to know this to understand how you are related to your DNA matches.

  • @lyzzpickle
    @lyzzpickle 6 лет назад +4

    Thank you so very much, Crista , for this and your other videos. If your neck is sore, it’s because I’ve been hanging on to your every word since I received my DNA results. Cousins have always been difficult for me, but an NPE has made my understanding critically important. I appreciate your unflappable and straightforward explanations more than you know. God Bless.

    • @AncestryUS
      @AncestryUS  6 лет назад

      Thank you, Lilly! Good luck to you in using this knowledge to continue to make new discoveries. (~Crista)

  • @dianewarde6074
    @dianewarde6074 6 лет назад +4

    This is a wonderful and very clear explanation of something I could never figure out before. Thanks so much.

  • @esterixis
    @esterixis 5 лет назад +6

    My brain has just exploded. But, I did learn a lot! It helped to take notes, though. Thanks for the explanation. Subscribed!

  • @trees8240
    @trees8240 2 года назад

    I just found my father and family by using this video, your reply and constant cross checking posting my photo with reaching out to all cousins made it possible. Thanks for your life changing works!!!

    • @CristaCowan
      @CristaCowan 2 года назад

      You are so very welcome!

  • @imaginenoreligion
    @imaginenoreligion 5 лет назад +16

    I've watched three videos on this. Yours is the clearest BY FAR. Thanks

  • @Itisfinished403
    @Itisfinished403 2 года назад +1

    You did a really GREAT job of explaining this, thank you so much! I can hardly wait to get my results to start my research 🤗

  • @denisemuhammad2382
    @denisemuhammad2382 7 лет назад +7

    Thank you for sharing. This is extremely helpful.

  • @Alfruna
    @Alfruna 5 лет назад +19

    This answered a question about my 1st cousins and 2nd cousins children.
    We are a very close extended family - so I feel strange calling my cousins children cousins as well. I just call them my nieces/nephews. But at least I finally know how it's actually done. Thank you!

  • @anthonybtwc
    @anthonybtwc 3 года назад +3

    This is such an awesome and simple explanation. Thank you!!!

  • @Synth256
    @Synth256 4 года назад +3

    Very nice video. I have struggled with the cousins designations my entire life (and I'm no spring chicken). Finally, the way you explained it clicked! Thank you so much for giving us such an excellent tutorial.

  • @stephbowen4564
    @stephbowen4564 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you so much for explaining! I never knew that this was the case. Very helpful :)

  • @ruthwright6247
    @ruthwright6247 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you Crista Cowan.....great video ! Explains it perfectly. .....

  • @dirtyratbastard9082
    @dirtyratbastard9082 3 года назад +5

    Thanks for explaining all this. Never really knew any of my relatives since my father was in the Navy, and we were constantly on the move. I've always been curious to know what the difference between a 1st cousin, and 2nd cousin was. Seeing it explained on a graph really helps.

  • @moccasinlanding
    @moccasinlanding 7 лет назад +1

    THANK YOU....This tells me what I did not know, and explained it in a way I can remember.

  • @axjohn
    @axjohn 4 года назад +1

    EXCELLENT explanation! One suggestion for future presentations, PLEASE bold or enhance your cursor in some way to make it more visible and obvious.
    Thanks. Gonna share your video with a “removed” cousin!!! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @VikkiJoSelix
    @VikkiJoSelix 5 лет назад +3

    This video was awesome, thank you so much! I rewound a few spots, but I get it!

  • @valj3841
    @valj3841 7 лет назад +6

    Thank you very much. It was a very concise explanation.

  • @pwsquare
    @pwsquare 5 лет назад +2

    This is a great video. I finally get it! Now it all makes sense.

  • @reinabrowne
    @reinabrowne 7 лет назад +3

    thanks crista! i appreciate this. you're rad

  • @OrchestralMusicMidJourneyArt
    @OrchestralMusicMidJourneyArt 6 лет назад +2

    This video was awesome. I am no longer confused. THX!!

  • @melissaj1965
    @melissaj1965 4 года назад

    Your explanation makes everything clearer. Thank you so much.

  • @WhoInspects
    @WhoInspects 5 лет назад +3

    Good presentation. Thank you for your explanation. I stopped watching at the point that I got the answer to the relationship I was trying to define. Thanks.

  • @SheriNewton
    @SheriNewton 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for an informative video, as always. :)

  • @MrSquareart
    @MrSquareart 7 лет назад +2

    thank you for explaining this. I really really thought it was just something people said as a joke. I did not think it was a real thing. thank you for for cleaning that up and the knowledge is good to know.

  • @teriaugustine6464
    @teriaugustine6464 7 лет назад +3

    Thank you, Crista. I FINALLY get it.

  • @kathrynspicer3787
    @kathrynspicer3787 7 лет назад +1

    EXCELLENT. All clear. I am the youngest of my siblings by many years. A 1st cousin once removed is only 15months younger. I am 1st cousin to her mother. I am now totally straight on how it works. THANKS.

  • @cecelliarogers7346
    @cecelliarogers7346 7 лет назад +1

    I used to subscribe to the Who Cares? perspective, but now that I'm trying to narrow down DNA connections, this becomes meaningful. Thx!

  • @artwomer1184
    @artwomer1184 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for a great video and explanation!

  • @bridlong7763
    @bridlong7763 3 года назад +1

    That was crystal clear. Thank you for this tutorial... I've even saved it into a folder on my phone for reference👍👍👍Now I'll spend the evening arguing with my Dad as he thinks his first cousin is my second cousin🤣🤣🤣

  • @annemarieharm7996
    @annemarieharm7996 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much! This is really helpful.

  • @aprilwest4079
    @aprilwest4079 3 года назад +2

    You made this so easy to understand. Thank you so much.

  • @alynbailey6031
    @alynbailey6031 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you - really clear explanation. I’ve now explained to my daughter that she has a second cousin once removed!

  • @aquilaclark814
    @aquilaclark814 5 лет назад

    Thx crista..you did a great job explaining this

  • @darlenefarmer5921
    @darlenefarmer5921 7 лет назад +14

    Great Information! 👍👍👍

    • @MrSquareart
      @MrSquareart 7 лет назад +4

      Yes I think it is great info to know.

  • @sampson1952
    @sampson1952 3 года назад

    That is sooo excellent. Thank you so much for this explanation!!!

  • @kathybeee1055
    @kathybeee1055 Год назад +1

    There is a 17year gap between my oldest brother and myself. His son (my nephew) was 18months younger than me. My nephew's son/my grandnephew is 1 year younger than my youngest son. My son and grand nephew are 1st cousins once removed. Being from a large family I went to school with my 1st cousin once removed and my nephew in the late 1970s, I would refer to them as my cousin and nephew. Thank you Crista, for an easy explanation of the cousin formula.

  • @jewillis100
    @jewillis100 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you so much Crista for this video....I think the penny has finally dropped🤣

  • @AncestryUS
    @AncestryUS  2 года назад

    We're glad to hear you found it useful! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

    • @gingercameronfordcrouch7057
      @gingercameronfordcrouch7057 Год назад

      I am having a hard time explaining to my newly connected 1C1R that we are not 2nd Cousins my mom's 1C well actually another of mom's 1C also thinks we are 2C and that is how I grew up thinking as well. It has taken some time for me to understand that and I am still trying to grasp so much more. Especially everything past basic immediate family. I didn't grow up knowing hardly anyone in my family we didn't know mom's or dad's family so all of this is so new to me and mom and moms cousins, etc.

  • @janhackett7483
    @janhackett7483 7 лет назад +27

    Great explanation of a very confusing issue.

  • @mariecarty222
    @mariecarty222 7 лет назад +1

    Very informative. Thank you so much

  • @sundownsigns
    @sundownsigns 6 лет назад +3

    Years ago I served on a jury and during breaks I studied a chart in the law library that explained these relationships. It cleared up this mystery.

  • @ashablack2291
    @ashablack2291 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks, this was very helpful.

  • @petertosh8626
    @petertosh8626 5 лет назад +1

    U make me understand this thing more than anyone 🙏 thank u.

  • @dupeaccount1647
    @dupeaccount1647 Год назад +1

    My grandmother was the oldest of four.
    My mom had me in her mid 30s.
    My grandma's baby brother had his kid around 50.
    So he's my mom's cousin or my first cousin once removed.
    He's about a month older (we're both 42 now and I haven't seen him since we were kids) than me so when we were always just the kid cousins when we were little. My mom still thinks he's my 2nd cousin even though I've explained this a few times already. Maybe I'll show her this and with the visual it will make more sense to her.

  • @AncestryUS
    @AncestryUS  3 года назад

    We measure how closely two people are related using units of measurement called centimorgans. The number of centimorgans we report is our estimate of the amount of shared DNA we can attribute to a recent shared ancestor. Centimorgans are not units of physical distance, but rather, units of probability. In general, the more centimorgans two people share, the more closely related they are. To learn more click here: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Measuring-Relatedness
    Click here to see the DNA match categories: support.ancestry.com/s/article/AncestryDNA-Match-Categories

  • @lynorasholistic-healing8317
    @lynorasholistic-healing8317 Год назад

    I just learned so much watching your video.... Thank you!🙂

    • @AncestryUS
      @AncestryUS  Год назад +1

      That's awesome! We are happy that you are diving into your family history.

  • @karennanne
    @karennanne 2 года назад

    Thanks for answering those questions!

    • @AncestryUS
      @AncestryUS  2 года назад

      Hi Karen, we are happy to hear that you found this video useful.

  • @carojayess1723
    @carojayess1723 3 года назад +1

    This really helped me understand the cousin relationships. Thank you!!

    • @josephclegg3562
      @josephclegg3562 3 года назад

      I had to go back and look at this several times before l got a better understanding of it.

  • @NaomiCurtis
    @NaomiCurtis 6 лет назад +1

    So very helpful. Thank you.

  • @Angryginger2421
    @Angryginger2421 5 лет назад +2

    Thanks I have been struggling with this

  • @janeashley4920
    @janeashley4920 Год назад

    I have worked on my tree for many years and this is the first illustration I have understood completely 🙈 thank you!

  • @juanguentenguea.gonzalez737
    @juanguentenguea.gonzalez737 5 лет назад

    Thanks all of your details I appreciate it

  • @Peachy08
    @Peachy08 5 лет назад

    Thank you for explaining!

  • @cassandrataylor5463
    @cassandrataylor5463 4 года назад

    I love this!!!...this helped me so much.

  • @JaTon
    @JaTon 6 лет назад

    Great info! Thank you!!

  • @ashmorg5616
    @ashmorg5616 4 года назад +1

    Great thank you Crista.

  • @daydreamsinmusic3050
    @daydreamsinmusic3050 6 лет назад +40

    I was afraid that if I watched this my brain would explode ...lol. But it was good.
    p.s.
    Till my brain exploded! ...lol
    But seriously...Thanks!

    • @EgressMan2006
      @EgressMan2006 5 лет назад +1

      My head spun around 3 times before it was a removed cousin!

  • @JLamar-tt3lh
    @JLamar-tt3lh 3 года назад

    This video really helped me to understand my family tree and correct and error that I’ve been making for years now.

  • @oshtoolman
    @oshtoolman 4 года назад +1

    Outstanding explanation

  • @JeriPaulette
    @JeriPaulette 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you for this...

  • @pamelasharp8498
    @pamelasharp8498 4 года назад

    Thank you very helpful will keep replaying till I have my head around it but thank you

  • @melissaknights8450
    @melissaknights8450 3 года назад

    Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @whyarewealwaysyelling
    @whyarewealwaysyelling 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for explaining it very clearly

  • @tajuana_on_a_mission
    @tajuana_on_a_mission 3 года назад

    This was such an awesome video

  • @cherylfurr4149
    @cherylfurr4149 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you for this video! Crista, you have a gift for explaining the impossible! Beginning with ancestry has nothing to do with time but with generations...this is why I am a solid 2C to someone 22 years older than myself! I will need to review this video several times and "play" with the chart , inserting different people to make sense of their relationship. Thank you again!

  • @Wahian1
    @Wahian1 4 года назад +1

    May be it’s easier to say- first cousins share the same grand parents. Second cousins share the same great grand parents. ( excluding the removed/generation ones)

  • @terrychristiansen4542
    @terrychristiansen4542 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the info it was always confusing to me now it makes more sense. Evelyn

  • @nahlawalker6339
    @nahlawalker6339 4 года назад

    Thank you for this!!!!

  • @podfatherljv
    @podfatherljv 2 года назад

    Great video! thank you.

    • @AncestryUS
      @AncestryUS  2 года назад

      We're so glad that you enjoyed this, thanks for sharing! 😊

  • @AncestryUS
    @AncestryUS  2 года назад

    Interesting!

  • @magicrehab
    @magicrehab 7 лет назад +1

    Great teaching

  • @dreamergirlbaby
    @dreamergirlbaby 4 года назад +16

    So if my first cousin have a child that child is my first cousin once removed.

    • @jmk1962
      @jmk1962 4 года назад +5

      Yes

    • @conorscorner15
      @conorscorner15 4 года назад +3

      Yeha and if your 1st cousin once removed has a child first cousin twice removed

    • @regularjoe5517
      @regularjoe5517 4 года назад +3

      Wait but I thought that was a second cousin...?

    • @conorscorner15
      @conorscorner15 4 года назад

      Leticia Flowerpants yeha it is

    • @fr0stb1ght34
      @fr0stb1ght34 4 года назад +2

      @@conorscorner15 no it's not. It's second cousin if we're talking about your grandparents' sibling's children. If granddad has a brother he is your grand/great uncle. Your grand-uncle's children are the 1st cousin of your parents as they are part of the same generation but different bloodline. Next, when your parents 1st cousins have kids those kids become your 2nd cousin as they are apart of a different bloodline but born in the same generation as you. But they become your parents 1st cousin once removed.

  • @Anne--Marie
    @Anne--Marie 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you!

  • @Br0wnSgr
    @Br0wnSgr 7 лет назад +5

    Wow thanks! I too assumped the 3 and 4th cousin incorrectly. And I have been calling my grandma's sister, my Great Aunt this WHOLE time, all of my 30+ years!

    • @joesmith8725
      @joesmith8725 7 лет назад +9

      Uummm, siblings of your grandparents are your Great Aunts/Great Uncles.

    • @josephclegg3562
      @josephclegg3562 5 лет назад +1

      She is.

    • @gaynor1721
      @gaynor1721 5 лет назад

      Some people call their grandparents siblings great aunt or great uncle. Others prefer to call them grand aunt or grand uncle, but that just complicates things.

    • @danielcarneiro5483
      @danielcarneiro5483 3 года назад

      bro she is your great aunt. You can call her either grand-aunt or great-aunt

  • @CAstangs
    @CAstangs 7 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the refresher! it can get really confusing when you have large age ranges within a generation. For example, I have a child who is younger than my 1st cousin's grandchild (and my 1st cousin 1x removed was 30 when that little one was born).

    • @jasonallen3678
      @jasonallen3678 2 года назад

      Yeah that's a interesting scenario..

  • @adaml2932
    @adaml2932 5 лет назад +1

    Well explained

  • @nikiTricoteuse
    @nikiTricoteuse 4 года назад

    Great explanation thanks.

  • @333ministries
    @333ministries 3 года назад

    This is the best explanation

  • @richardday4088
    @richardday4088 7 лет назад +12

    You really want to get the party started then throw in a set of double first cousins LOL

  • @KristenPellegrini
    @KristenPellegrini 7 лет назад

    What was that program you were using in the beginning? Thanks for the great explanation!!!

    • @AncestryUS
      @AncestryUS  7 лет назад +1

      I just used the Org Chart template in PowerPoint. I use it a lot for figuring out DNA Match connections. (~Crista)

  • @mrosamartinez2746
    @mrosamartinez2746 2 года назад

    Great explanation

  • @cokeejohnson
    @cokeejohnson 2 года назад +1

    That helped a lot, thank you

    • @AncestryUS
      @AncestryUS  2 года назад +1

      Hi Nicole, we are glad to hear this video was of some help with your research.

  • @duotone69
    @duotone69 7 лет назад +5

    Thank you. I never understood how that worked until now. 💡

  • @desireetamara8482
    @desireetamara8482 3 года назад

    What Software is being used? I'd like to create a Family Tree and I like the way this aligns with new entries.

  • @LeeRalph100
    @LeeRalph100 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the explanation. I was always told my cousins kids were my 2nd cousins. Thanks

  • @jacicurrie9379
    @jacicurrie9379 4 года назад

    thank you very helpful

  • @elli003
    @elli003 4 года назад

    EZ - thanks for the clarification !

  • @candicesalisbury5828
    @candicesalisbury5828 3 года назад

    Thanks you so much I totally get a better understanding of the generation once removed now. God Bless.

  • @paolam.p.4075
    @paolam.p.4075 Год назад

    Oh, wow! Thanks! I never understood thet "removed" part before, since English is not my first language.

    • @AncestryUS
      @AncestryUS  Год назад

      Hi Paola, and thanks for stopping by!
      We are thrilled to hear we have been able to help you! We wish you all the best on your research, thank you for sharing!

  • @anontantanstan
    @anontantanstan 4 года назад +12

    I thought my mums cousin was my second cousin lol, thanks for clearing up the confusion

    • @ammiev5702
      @ammiev5702 4 года назад +1

      MushDaMalone Thats seems to be popular way to look at it when not using ancestry or DNA as a factor. That’s how my family has always said it. Once removed sounds weird and complicated, but I do try to use it when working on family tree.

    • @macifoggs4463
      @macifoggs4463 4 года назад

      It is your second cousin

    • @macifoggs4463
      @macifoggs4463 4 года назад

      Once removed is second cousin

    • @ceeceedior21
      @ceeceedior21 3 года назад +4

      @@macifoggs4463 no it isn’t. Your second cousin is the child of your mom or dads first cousin

    • @danielcarneiro5483
      @danielcarneiro5483 3 года назад +1

      @@ceeceedior21 the child of your mom is your sibling not second cousin lol

  • @catsanctuary17
    @catsanctuary17 3 года назад +4

    Brilliant! Well done!!!! You have such a gift for teaching. My mind has been grouping everyone beyond 1st cousins into one big blob of cousins

  • @bennettdarren
    @bennettdarren 7 лет назад +1

    Can you share the Powerpoint template used in the video for creating quick trees?... This would be very helpful for flushing out quick trees.

    • @AncestryUS
      @AncestryUS  7 лет назад +1

      It's a standard org chart template available with PowerPoint.