RELATIONSHIP CHART

You may find the relationship of one person to another by using the closest common ancestor. Locate the relationship across the top of the chart. Then locate the other person's relationship to the common ancestor down the side.
The intersection will show the relationship of the two people.

Example: Alana and Margaret Mitchell closest common ancestor is Gospero Sweet.
Across the top, Margaret Mitchell is great-great grandchild (#5) to him.
Down the side, Alana is 6th great grandchild (#9) to him.
So this chart shows they are 3rd cousins, 4 times removed.

Note: You MUST use the CLOSEST common ancestor, or this will not be accurate.
(The numbers only apply and help those with a 'outline' program, like Family Tree Maker,
that lists generations by the number. The above example is here.

		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	*COMMON* *ANCESTOR*	*Son /* *Daughter*	*GrandChild*	*Great* *GrandChild*	*Great Great* *GrandChild*	*3rd Great* *GrandChild*	*4th Great* *GrandChild*	*5th Great* *GrandChild*	*6th Great* *GrandChild*
2	*Son /* *Daughter*	Sibling	Nephew Niece	Grand Nephew/Niece	Great Grand Nephew/Niece	2nd Great Grand Nephew/Niece	3rd Great Grand Nephew/Niece	4th Great Grand Nephew/Niece	5th Great Grand Nephew/Niece
3	*GrandChild*	Nephew / Niece	1st Cousin	1st Cousin once removed	1st Cousin twice removed	1st Cousin 3 times removed	1st Cousin 4 times removed	1st Cousin 5 times removed	1st Cousin 6 times removed
4	*Great* *GrandChild*	Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin once removed	2nd Cousin	2nd Cousin once removed	2nd Cousin twice removed	2nd Cousin 3 times removed	2nd Cousin 4 times removed	2nd Cousin 5 times removed
5	*Great Great* *GrandChild*	Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin twice removed	2nd Cousin once removed	3rd Cousin	3rd Cousin once removed	3rd Cousin twice removed	3rd Cousin 3 times removed	3rd Cousin 4 times removed
6	*3rd Great* *GrandChild*	Great Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin 3 times removed	2nd Cousin twice removed	3rd Cousin once removed	4th Cousin	4th Cousin once removed	4th Cousin twice removed	4th Cousin 3 times removed
7	*4th Great* *GrandChild*	3rd Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin 4 times removed	2nd Cousin 3 times removed	3rd Cousin 2 times removed	4th Cousin once removed	5th Cousin	5th Cousin once removed	5th Cousin twice removed
8	*5th Great* *GrandChild*	4th Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin 5 times removed	2nd Cousin 4 times removed	3rd Cousin 3 times removed	4th Cousin twice removed	5th Cousin once removed	6th Cousin	6th Cousin once removed
9	*6th Great* *GrandChild*	5th Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin 6 times removed	2nd Cousin 5 times removed	3rd Cousin 4 times removed	4th Cousin 3 times removed	5th Cousin twice removed	6th Cousin once removed	7th Cousin
10	*7th Great* *GrandChild*	6th Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin 7 times removed	2nd Cousin 6 times removed	3rd Cousin 5 times removed	4th Cousin 4 times removed	5th Cousin 3 times removed	6th Cousin twice removed	7th Cousin once removed
11	*8th Great* *GrandChild*	7th Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin 8 times removed	2nd Cousin 7 times removed	3rd Cousin 6 times removed	4th Cousin 5 times removed	5th Cousin 4 times removed	6th Cousin 3 times removed	7th Cousin 2 times removed
12	*9th Great* *GrandChild*	8th Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin 9 times removed	2nd Cousin 8 times removed	3rd Cousin 7 times removed	4th Cousin 6 times removed	5th Cousin 5 times removed	6th Cousin 4 times removed	7th Cousin 3 times removed
13	*10th Great* *GrandChild*	9th Great Grand Nephew/Niece	1st Cousin 10 times removed	2nd Cousin 9 times removed	3rd Cousin 8 times removed	4th Cousin 7 times removed	5th Cousin 6 times removed	6th Cousin 5 times removed	7th Cousin 4 times removed

Old Naming Patterns

In older times, children were named in a certain order.
This gives an idea of how certain families, mostly coming through England, named their children.    Although certainly not always followed, this may help give an idea of why names were repeated over and over.

The first son was named after the father's father.

The second son was named after the mother's father.

The third son was named after the father.

The fourth son was named after the fathers eldest brother.

The first daughter was named after the mother's mother.

The second daughter was named after the father's mother.

The third daughter was named after the mother.

The fourth daughter was named after the mothers eldest sister, always.

ALSO:

2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife, using her full name.
Children after those listed above were usually named after a favorite relative with some possible exceptions:
     If a child died in infancy, a later child might be given the same name.
          ( Problem:  I have seen 'infancy' applied to children as old as six.)

When a newly ordained minister baptized his first child,
     If a boy, he would be named for the minister.
     If a girl, she would receive his surname as her middle name.
     If a child were fostered, usually because of being orphaned, he may be named for the foster parent.

If you are sure that you have the earliest birth or baptisms and that they are in the correct order then, if John's first son is named Charles and his second daughter is named Elizabeth, then John's parents must be Charles and Elizabeth.

RELATIONSHIP CHART

Old Naming Patterns

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