@Never So Good Vegan LLC good question. It really depends on what you want to do. Most people I've worked with who are adopted have both birth and adopted parent - you can change the relationship and specify birth and adopted. On Ancestry go to "edit" at the top right and then "edit relationships." There's a drop down menu on the right where you can select "biological" or "adopted" or others. You can also add another parent there as well. Good luck!
Absolutely brilliant way to explain this. Ive been struggling for years grasping this and you put it in a way I not only grasped,but will easily remember. Thank you
Oh so handy, I’m close to my cousins and their kids, we always called each other second cousins, now I realise we’re first cousins once removed, which sounds way cooler lol thanks heaps, I’m waiting for my DNA results to hopefully find an adopted half sibling so I’m trying to learn everything while I wait :)
at 3:34 what should 1st cousin once removed call you? 1st uncle once added? or grand uncle what should 1st cousin twice removed call you? 1st uncle twice added? or great grand uncle? ....and 1st uncle twice added in law, great grand uncle in law if it has to be great great grand uncle this way, then why not calling 1st cousin 3 times removed a minor minor junior (or little) cousin
I hate to say this but I’m not sure what to recommend. Most books cover specific things like Ancestry.com or more advanced genealogy topics. The biggest issue is things are changing so quickly in the industry that I find many published works are obsolete. I would recommend you attend Rootstech virtually (or in person) the first of March. There are many beginning (and beyond) classes. They will have handouts as well that you can print. FamilySearch allows many of the classes to be viewed for quite some time (last years classes are available now). I did a video a while ago that I removed from public viewing because the audio was so bad, but you can view it here (excuse the audio!): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nAf4xJvzvc8.html
I would search for RU-vid videos that fit what you are seeking and also Google the topic. But pay attention to the date of publishing so you are looking at more recent information.
Wait, I’m confused so I just found out my first cousin… My dad’s sister’s son is actually my second cousin once removed. So what does that mean? Does that mean his mom or my dad is not the child of who our grandparents are??
This Western explanation makes sense after trying to figure out the 2nd cousin and once removed cousin meaning, thank you. However, in my family (Chinese ethnicity/culture) - those children of my first cousin are considered my niece and nephews too. They refer to me as aunty. If you speak Chinese, we refer to our grandparents and great grandparents etc plus aunts and uncles with names depending on if they are first, second, third etc and if they are on paternal or maternal sides. So, when you call them by name in Chinese - you would know who they are and exactly which side of the mother or fathers side in the family tree.
@AncestryAimee No worries, I watched CGP Grey's video, 'Your Family tree explained', and I realised that my Mum's nephew's child is my second cousin. Thank you for the quick response, though. God bless 🙏🏾
