{"id":3680,"date":"2022-02-23T13:40:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/?page_id=3680"},"modified":"2024-04-02T19:31:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:31:36","slug":"what-is-a-great-cousin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogyexplained.com\/what-is-a-great-cousin\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Great Cousin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
You may or may not think your cousins are great depending on your friendship with them and whether or not you are close, but a \u201cgreat\u201d relation has a different meaning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The simple answer is that \u201cgreat\u201d indicates the number of generations that separate you and another relative. The same goes for \u201cgrand\u201d So, what is a great cousin, and how does this impact your family tree?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To help you make the most of your genealogy research, we\u2019re going to take a closer look in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terms like great and grand are similar to \u201cremoved\u201d in that they can be confusing, but they don’t need to be. Great and grand are just indications of the separation of generations. \u201cRemoved\u201d is used for cousins, and great and grand are used for grandparents and grandchildren, as well as uncles and aunts<\/a> and nieces and nephews, to describe the number of generations that separates them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, going by the above explanation, a generation that is two generations away is described as grand or great, with additional great or grand added on with every additional generation that is removed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is mainly used for grandparents, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, nieces, and nephews, and not typically used for cousins though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A great cousin is the child of your grandparent’s sibling. It is the same thing as a first cousin once removed<\/strong>. It can also be the grandchild of your parent’s sibling. Either way, there is a one-generation gap between you and your great cousin.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, what is a great cousin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n