In the box with the heavy outline put the name of the person who is the first common ancestor for you and the relative whose relationship you are trying to establish with you. Then list your succeeding ancestors down the first column of blank boxes and your relative’s succeeding ancestors for across the top. Your relationship can be found at the intersection of the row where your name appears and the column where your relative appears.
Common Ancestor’s Name
S/D / G S/D / GG S/D / 2GG S/D / 3GG S/D / 4GG S/D / 5GG S/D / 6GG S/D / 7GG S/D / 8GG S/D
S/D / B/S / N/N / G N/N / GG N/N / 2GG N/N / 3GG N/N / 4GG N/N / 5GG N/N / 6GG N/N / 7GG N/N
G S/D / N/N / 1 C / 1C 1R / 1C 2R / 1C 3R / 1C 4R / 1C 5R / 1C 6R / 1C 7R / 1C 8R
GG S/D / G N/N / 1C 1R / 2C / 2C 1R / 2C 2R / 2C 3R / 2C 4R / 2C 5R / 2C 6R / 2C 7R
2GG S/D / GG N/N / 1C 2R / 2C 1R / 3C / 3C 1R / 3C 2R / 3C 3R / 3C 4R / 3C 5R / 3C 6R
3GG S/D / 2GG N/N / 1C 3R / 2C 2R / 3C 1R / 4C / 4C 1R / 4C 2R / 4C 3R / 4C 4R / 4C 5R
4GG S/D / 3GG N/N / 1C 4R / 2C 3R / 3C 2R / 4C 1R / 5C / 5C 1R / 5C 2R / 5C 3R / 5C 4R
5GG S/D / 4GG N/N / 1C 5R / 2C 4R / 3C 3R / 4C 2R / 5C 1R / 6C / 6C 1R / 6C 2R / 6C 3R
6GG S/D / 5GG N/N / 1C 6R / 2C 5R / 3C 4R / 4C 3R / 5C 2R / 6C 1R / 7C / 7C 1R / 7C 2R
7GG S/D / 6GG N/N / 1C 7R / 2C 6R / 3C 5R / 4C 4R / 5C 3R / 6C 2R / 7C 1R / 8C / 8C 1R
8GG S/D / 7GG N/N / 1C 8R / 2C 7R / 3C 6R / 4C 5R / 5C 4R / 6C 3R / 7C 2R / 8C 1R / 9C
B/S - Brother or Sister G S/D - Grand Son or Daughter
COU - Cousin G N/N - Grand Nephew or Niece
GG N/N - Great Grand Nephew or Niece N/N - Nephew or Niece
GG S/D - Great Grand Son or Daughter S/D - Son or Daughter