Relationships

Let's now include the rest of the family and this is...

Generations	YOUR KINSHIP CHART
-8	6th great grandparents (256)
-7	5th great grandparents (128)									5th great grand uncles/aunts
-6	4th great grandparents (64)							4th great grand uncles/aunts	1st cousins 6x removed
-5	3rd great grandparents (32)						3rd great grand uncles/aunts	1st cousins 5x removed	2nd cousins 5x removed
-4	great-great grandparents (16)					2nd great grand uncles/aunts	1st cousins 4x removed	2nd cousins 4x removed	3rd cousins 4x removed
-3	great grandparents (8)				great grand uncles/aunts	1st cousins 3x removed	2nd cousins 3x removed	3rd cousins 3x removed	4th cousins 3x removed
-2	your grandparents (4)			grand uncles/aunts	1st cousins 2x removed	2nd cousins 2x removed	3rd cousins 2x removed	4th cousins 2x removed	5th cousins 2x removed
-1	your parents (2)		uncles/aunts	1st cousin 1x removed	2nd cousins 1x removed	3rd cousins 1x removed	4th cousins 1x removed	5th cousins 1x removed	6th cousins 1x removed
0	YOU	your brothers/ sisters	1st cousins	2nd cousins	3rd cousins	4th cousins	5th cousins	6th cousins	7th cousins
+1	your children	nephew/ nieces	1st cousins 1x removed	2nd cousins 1x removed	3rd cousins 1x removed	4th cousins 1x removed	5th cousins 1x removed	6th cousins 1x removed	7th cousins 1x removed
+2	your grandkids	grand nephew/ nieces	1st cousins 2x removed	2nd cousins 2x removed	3rd cousins 2x removed	4th cousins 2x removed	5th cousins 2x removed	6th cousins 2x removed	7th cousins 2x removed
+3	your great grandkids	2nd grand nephew/ nieces	1st cousins 3x removed	2nd cousins 3x removed	3rd cousins 3x removed	4th cousins 3x removed	5th cousins 3x removed	6th cousins 3x removed	7th cousins 3x removed

x = times as in 2 times removed

How about some relationships and definitions

AHNENTAFEL - another type of pedigree chart in the form of a table or list. A numbering system used to identify each individual in a family tree. From the German ahnen meaning ancestor, and tafel, table or list. ANCESTOR - is a person from whom you are descended - parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents and so on. COLLATERAL RELATIONSHIPS - are relationships between individuals who descend from common ancestors but are not related to each other in a direct (or lineal) line. These relationships include your brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. While it is not necessary to trace these collateral lines when researching your family tree, they can often lead you to clues about your ancestors when you have reached a brick wall. COMMON ANCESTOR- One shared by any two or more people. COUSIN (a.k.a. "First Cousin") - People in your family who have two of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles. Second Cousin - People in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you, but not the same grandparents. Third Cousin - People in your family who have the same great-great-grandparents. Fourth Cousin - People in your family who have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on. When cousins descend from common ancestors by a different number of generations they are called “removed.” Once removed means there is a difference of one generation. Your mother's first cousin would be your first cousin, once removed. She is one generation younger than your grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. Your grandmother's first cousin would be your first cousin, twice removed because you are separated by two generations. DECENDANTS - your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on. DIRECT LINE - descent from an ancestor through succeeding children. GENEALOGY - This is the study of family history . An account of the descent of a person, family or group from an ancestor. HALF RELATIONSHIPS - Exist between individuals who have a common ancestor but descend from different spouses of that ancestor. For example, half-brothers may have the same father but different mothers or the same mother but different fathers. The children of these half-brothers would be half-cousins, because they share only one of the grandparents. Half-relationships are still considered consanguineous (blood) relationships along the line which the two individuals share. ILLEGITIMATE - Born to a mother who was not married to the child's father. IN-LAW - this term is used for any familial relationship that occurred from a marriage; a woman's father-in-law could be her husband's father or her stepfather; her son-in-law could be her daughter's husband or her own stepson LINEAL RELATIONSHIP - The relationship between you and your ancestors and descendants. MATERNAL - Related through one's mother. Maternal grandmother is the mother's mother. NEPHEW - son of one's brother or sister. NIECE - daughter of one's brother or sister. PATERNAL - Related through one's father. Paternal grandmother is the father's mother. PEDIGREE CHART - A chart showing the lines of your direct ancestors. PROGENITOR - An originator of a line of descent; a direct ancestor STEP RELATIONSHIPS - (including "in-law" relationships) are relationships which occur through marriage. Your relationships with your step-relatives are not consanguineous as they are only related to you through marriage, not blood. They are not considered a part of your direct or lineal lines, but they can still be an important part of your family tree.

And finally, some English to Spanish translations

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