> > >
> > > --------------1
> > > ---------/--------\
> > > --------/----------\
> > > -------2------------3
> > > -----/---\--------/----\
> > > ---(4-----5)---(6------7)
> > > ---/-\----/-\----/-\-----/-\
> > > --(8 9)-(A B)-(C D)-(E F)
> > >
> > > 3&9 are first cousins once removed. Any other combination I listed above would require a bigger chart.
> >
> > By my count, 3 and 5 are first cousins once removed. 3 and 9 would be twice removed.
> >
> > > Don "Hoping I'm right--I like this stuff too much to want to make an idiot of myself after that mush effort. :-)" Monkey
> >
> > winter"You may well be. I't been ages since I looked at stuff like this"mute
>
> 2 and 3 are siblings, so 3 and 5 are aunt/uncle and nephew/niece. :-) However, in my sleepiness, I did mess up--6 and 9 are first cousins once removed. 3 is 9's great-aunt or great-uncle.
>
> Don "The morning brings clarity" Monkey

I am still confused. Can you please tell me who "6" and "D" would be to me if I were "A"?
Do you know of any books that clearly explain the family relationships ?
Jo "wants to understand how this works"anna