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Originally Posted by epchick
Does that work in the opposite direction (like you are going down the family tree, i mean going up). Like i'll give an example. I'll use one of my grandmother's siblings--her brother Mauricio.
Mauricio had 6 kids (and i'll use my godfather Rudy as more of the example)
Rudy had 3 girls
His 3 girls all have kids (Rudy's grandchildren)
Rudy & his siblings would be my mom's first cousins. But "my generation" would be his grandchildren, so would they be my first cousins? Or would my "uncle" Rudy still be my first cousins as well?
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If I'm following you correctly, Rudy and your mom are first cousins. Rudy and you are first cousins once removed. Likewise, Rudy's kids and your mom are first cousins once removed. Rudy's kids and you are second cousins. Rudy's grandkids and you are second cousins once removed. Rudy's grandkids and your kids would be third cousins.
Generation is this sense doesn't mean age --
i.e., Rudy's grandchildren and you are around the same age. It means number of generations removed from the common ancestor. One generation means that you are both the children of the common ancestor(s), or siblings. Two generations, grandchildren of the common ancestor(s), or first cousins. Three generations, great-grandchildren of the common ancestor(s), or second cousins. Etc.
So "your generation" is Rudy's kids, even if they are old enough to be your parents.
Make sense?