Understanding second cousins is much the same as understanding first cousins, except the family tree must go back one further generation. In the United States, second cousins are legally allowed to marry in every state.
However, marriage between first cousins is legal in only about half of the American states. First cousins share a grandparent, second cousins share a great-grandparent, third cousins share a great-great-grandparent, and so on.
Any incestuous marriages are considered legitimate in Alabama. Issue of incestuous marriages not deemed illegitimate. Yes, that does seem odd to me, but probably very normal for their culture, as you said. Keep that chart handy and you will ace the quiz and any cousin question someone throws at you!
Obviously, I've got some more learning to do! Great job with the hub, but the quiz idea is awesome! Also, the three historical figures who all married their cousins - wow!
I know I guy whose parents are first cousins children of two sisters - in their culture, and I'll leave out the name of the nation - it's normal to marry cousins.
I mean, even now in the 21st century and with more than 7. Hi, kae I believe that would be your second cousin, the same relation as the children of your first cousin once removed. The nephew's parent would also be your mom's first cousin. Ann, that sounds really neat about the family reunion. You may need to expand the chart a bit and carry it around to figure out how you are related to everyone there! Thanks, Daughter of Maat.
I never used the "once or twice removed" because I had no idea what it meant. The chart really helps. Thank YOU! Been needing to know. Will be attending a family reunion with people whose tree and mine coincide 4 generations back. This hub taught me enough to get half the questions correct in the quiz! There is no way I would have scored so well before reading it! I had no idea what that meant, but I always heard "he's my cousin twice removed" in old films.
NOW it makes sense! Thanks, Trish. I hope this chart and hub clears up some of the confusing cousin realtionships for others. Sorry the title confused but glad you finished enlightened. Thanks for stopping by and welcome to Hub Pages!
Not sure how I misssed your comment before now! I wonder if we are related somewhere down the line. Chaplin is a last name in my family that goes back a good ways here in SC. I bet if we traced our family trees back far enough, we would find a link, cousin. Another family hub hehe, however, it confuses me a bit when I first saw the title, but when I read all of it, I became enlightened.
Thanks for the sharing. Have a great day! This is an amazing article. I could not possibly follow you without your excellent chart. I worked through your chart from my perspective and then from the perspective of who I thought was my 3rd cousin. He is my 1st cousin twice removed!! Thanks, Kelley and Emily. I think the chart is key to keeping up with the family relations. I mentioned Rudy Giuliani in another comment - he married his cousin thinking it was his 3rd cousin.
Found out later that it was his 2nd cousin. I would probably make sure before I got married! This topic can get way too confusing for me, so thanks for explaining it well, and the chart helps, too : I have to literally think about this stuff for awhile and map out, it gets complicated!! I'm sure I call most of my family members the wrong term, cousin, aunt, oh well it's all in the family ;-. Chaplin Speaks! I loved your chart as well! I'm a visual person so it helps me to see the relationships in print!
Voted up and shared! Take care, Kelley. Thanks, MizBejabbers. The chart makes complicated relationships so much easier to see. After seeing the blood-kin relationship percentages, now I understand why royalty and some southern plantation owners thought nothing of marrying their cousins to keep their titles or property in the family. Thanks for a good hub. Thanks, teaches Especially all those cousins! Wow, this is a great hub topic and so well covered.
Your chart is a good visual to the content. I don't know how many of my cousins fit into this category but it will be interesting to find out. Thanks, Rebecca! Consanguinity was a new word for me, too. I can see the root words "with" and "blood" in there, so hopefully, I can remember this one. Thanks, ancestralstory! I hear many people say "we are cousins - somehow or somewhere down the line. Thanks for straightening this matter out.
Cool Hub! Consanguinity is now added to my ever growing vocabulary! A well written explanation - the diagram helps a lot as well!
In family history research many can be confused by degrees of relationship to cousins - thanks for writing this great hub. Why and when does your water break when you are pregnant? Cousin a. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. Second Cousin : Your second cousins are the people in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you.
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins : Your third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents, fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on.
Removed : When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations.
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