What relation?

[groom]

By drawing a simple tree, I make it third cousins as well.

[Cell]

Hi,
I make it that you are fourth  cousins .

To work out the relationship between you and your friend, you go from the common ancestor which would be your  g, g grandmother's and her *brother's parents ( *your friend's g g grandfather) . The common/shared ancestor between you and your friend  isn't the GG brother and sister - it is their parents , you and your friend's   G G G Grandparents (3rd great grandparents) . You are the 3rd great grandchild of that couple and so is your friend - hence making you fourth cousins

If you shared the same
Grandparents - you'd be first cousins
Great grandparents - you'd be second cousins
Great Great Grandparents - you'd be third cousins
Great Great Great Grandparents  - you are fourth cousins
Hope that helps
Kind regards

http://stellar-one.com/genealogy/cousins.htm   

[ricoba]

Thanks for all replies and thanks Cell for making it very clear that we work it out by coming through their parents.So we are 4th cousins.
Cheers

[TomRees]

alternatively, just count the 'Gs' in your relationship to the Common Ancestor - any difference will be the number of times removed....

[ricoba]

Thanks everyone for helping me sort this out,easy when you think about it.

[Cell]

alternatively, just count the 'Gs' in your relationship to the Common Ancestor - any difference will be the number of times removed....

Hi,

You're welcome Ricoba

Agree with the above  quote from TomRees , this is far the easier way to do it, it is the way I  do it in my head.


If you want confusing - Just for fun , I once worked out that my mother is my own cousin and my son is too, and even I am my own cousin to myself -  I can't remember how many times each were removed to me ,  as it got  it all too weird for me  and I ended up totally confusing myself, which isn't hard to do - ( my maternal grandparents were second cousins that married each other )

Kind regards

[ricoba]

Hi Cell,My husbands parents were cousins so I suppose he is is own cousin!!
I say(at times)that he can blame them for (all) his faults,having the best and worst from each side of his family.LOL
Thanks again 'tho I wouldn't want to work out your tree.
Cheers