oh no!

[charlotteCH]

Several instances in my family as well!!!

Explains why there are some strange looking ones (not me I hasten to add)

Of course not sharmar, we never thought that.

charlotte

[al b]

A lot of that goes on here not in my family that I recall

[ninkynoo]

I always thought I was related to my daughters ex Mother-in-law through my Dads side of the family (turns out only through marriage).Now I find that we ARE related through my Mothers side.

So ,that makes me a 5th cousin once removed to my Grand daughter .

Mmmmm ,best stop looking or it could turn out there may be another connection.
Needless to say ,daughters ex Mother in law and me find it really funny.
Lin

[nudge67]

 

I can match that; I am my own fourth cousin once removed. 

Behindthefrogs, you should post that in the 'Claim a Record' thread under 'Most Inbred'! 

[tinav40]

Oh no indeed!
Recently discovered my hubby is my 6th cousin and my MOTHER -IN- LAW  is my 5th once removed. Also makes my son my 6th cousin once removed.
All the responsibility of one woman in a village about 10 miles from us.
My son thankfully only has one head. I always thought my OH reminded me of my dad.

[nudge67]

Excerpt from a letter I recently sent my parents:

"Dear Mum & Dad

I have discovered that you both have a common ancestor in John de Braose (1198-1232), Lord of Bramber (in Sussex) and Gower (in Wales). Attached is a printout of how you both trace back to him, as well as a short bio of his life. His wife Margaret was a daughter of Llywelyn, Prince of Wales, whose wife Joane was an illegitimate daughter of King John. So now you both have lines of royal descent. Look in the library for the historical novel Here Be Dragons by Sharon Penman, it is based on the life of these people and is a very good read.

This therefore makes you in geneological terms 23rd cousins, once removed. The attached Table of Consanguinity http://www.heirsearch.com/table.htm may help explain how cousin terminology works, if you didn’t already understand it. It also shows the degrees of relationship. Most cultures regard anyone within 7 degrees of relationship to be family, and intermarrige with relatives of 4 degrees or less, or sharing the same surname, is strictly taboo. Remote communities with a population less than 1500 struggle to find suitable partners, so have developed intricate rules of marriage to prevent inbreeding. This is evident in some Aboriginal language groups, as well many small island societies around the world, such as Easter Island. "

Cheers
Nudge

[Sarndra]

I always thought I was related to my daughters ex Mother-in-law through my Dads side of the family (turns out only through marriage).Now I find that we ARE related through my Mothers side.

So ,that makes me a 5th cousin once removed to my Grand daughter .

Mmmmm ,best stop looking or it could turn out there may be another connection.
Needless to say ,daughters ex Mother in law and me find it really funny.
Lin

My daughter and her husband  of 3 years are 4th cousins once removed :-)  They had never met before becoming a couple though and lived in different parts of New Zealand for most of their lives.  It was only when she started going out with him and i asked what his name was. (it's not overly common) that i recognised i had been corresponding with his distant relations over a decade previously. 

Sarns
www.sarndra.com

[nudge67]

years ago, i was being chatted up in Brisbane by a lovely young lass who I discovered shared my surname. I asked where she came from. When I found out she was from Mt Gambier, I said "If you are an Edwards from Mt Gambier, then we are cousins of some sort". That was embarrasing for both of us!

[al b]

I live in the southern part of the US andseems like everyone is related. Have to be careful who you hook up with might be cousin too close   al b