Help with 'Greats' please

[Jacrista]

I'm getting confused with so many 'greats' in my tree now, I know that here in England we tend to use 'Great Aunt' etc and in America, as far as I understand, you say, 'Grand Aunt', I've been sticking with 'Great' as that's what I've been used to, but can you clarify this for me please?

Am I right in thinking that my grt/grt/grt/grt/grt/ grandfathers brother would be my grt/grt/grt/grt/grt Uncle?

Seems a silly question now I see it in print, but I find all these 'greats' so confusing, would the brother have the same amount of 'greats' as the grandfather, they are the same generation after all.
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.
Jacrista

[Lostris]

they are the same generation after all.

Yes, exactly the way to work it out. 

[mosiefish]

Ah! But Grandfathers brother would be a Gt Uncle, so Gt Grandfathers brother  would be a Gt Gt Uncle, so I think you need one more great.

Mo

[lizdb]

I agree

My brother is grandfather to his childrens children
I, his sister and thus same generation as he, am great aunt to those children.

[Lostris]

GPWM!

I forgot the old rule of 'count the G's'   .... and adding the G for Grandfather ! 

Maybe we should have gone the 'Grand' Route - or Great Father   

[Graham47]

Or you could try listening to this.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw

 

[Jacrista]

Oh dear, I'm even more confused  do you mean then that my 5 x grandfather, his brother will be my 6 x uncle?  so I always add another 'grt' more than the grandfathers (or whoever) has got?
The rule that 'Lostris' speaks of, I've never heard of that, is that what it means?
Thanks, Jacrista

[Lostris]

The number of "G"s you share is the number of cousins you are. The difference in "G"s is the number "Removed". Example: Two people who have the same great-grand-parents (2G) are second cousins (2C). If the great-grand-parents (2G) of one person are the great-great-grand-parents (3G) of the other person, then those two people are second cousins, once removed (2C1R). They share 2G with a difference of 1G (3-2=1). Compare the chart.


http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~longstrt/consangu.html

[terry h]

Oh dear, I'm even more confused  do you mean then that my 5 x grandfather, his brother will be my 6 x uncle?  so I always add another 'grt' more than the grandfathers (or whoever) has got?
The rule that 'Lostris' speaks of, I've never heard of that, is that what it means?
Thanks, Jacrista

Got it in one, that is correct, always add an extra to cover the 'grand' as in grandfather.

Terry