KINSHIP-CHART

Kinship-chart



Kinship-chart

Lineal descent is a direct or straight line from parent or grandparent to progeny or grandchild. Lineal ascent is from the self in a directly line to parent or grandparent.

grandparent    Lineal descent ^

parent | |

child | |

grandchild V Lineal ascent

Cousins: kin share a widespread grandparent. The degree of cousinship counts upon how the grandparent is distributed.

                (AB-1)

(A-2) --- Siblings --- (B-2)

(A-3) ---First Cousins--- (B-3)

(A-4) ---Second Cousins--- (B-4)

(A-5) ---Third Cousins--- (B-5)

(A-6) ---Fourth Cousins--- (B-6)

(A-7) ---Fifth Cousins--- (B-7)

1. Parents2. Siblings share a parent3. First Cousins share a grandparent4. Second Cousins share a great-grandparent5. Third Cousins share a great-great-grandparent6. Fourth Cousins share a ...