I was recently in contact with a Dutch relative.

Jul 23, You are “once removed” if you are separated by 1 generation and “twice removed” if you are separated by 2 generations, and so on. Quick Tip: Your parent’s first, second, and third cousins are also your first, second, and third cousins- but once removed.

This is because your parents and their generation are 1 above yours. Apr 14, The term “once removed” in genealogy refers to the number of generations separating two cousins. A first cousin once removed can be a first cousin of your parent or a child of your first cousin.

Start with the two people of the same generation who share a common ancestral couple, then subtract your generational difference. Feb 13, Very generally speaking, if they are a removed cousin who is younger than you, you will need to look further back in their family tree before you can expect to find your common ancestor.

Of course, the opposite is true for a cousin who is once removed but older. In the tree, Eamonn Doyle and Betty Driscoll are first cousins once removed.

They were born in the same year, but there are two generations between Eamonn and Patrick Doyle, and three generations between Betty Driscoll and Patrick Doyle. Let the family history chart do the maths. Apr 20, A first cousin once-removed is the child of one of your first cousins.

There is nothing more amazing than speaking with someone who can tell you a personal story about an ancestor born years ago.

Or the first cousin of one of your parents. The “once-removed” comes from the fact that one of you is one generation further away from the common ancestor than the other stumplopping.barted Reading Time: 8 mins. Jun 11, So, Princes Harry and William have a lot of cousins. One cousin in particular, Zara Phillips, has a few sprogs of her own.

And I bet you have heard it before and never really understood what it meant.

Her sprogs are William and Harry's first cousins once removed. Author: Aoife Hanna.