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I have seen the relationship chart but struggle to work out the relationship between myself & a family member we both share. My second cousin once removed ?(my mothers cousin) & a person whose grandmother is my mothers cousin. Trust my explanation makes sense? Grateful for advice. Jennifer

Your mother's cousin is only one generation away from you, so is your 1st cousin once removed.

EDIT
Presuming that the cousin of your mother is the same person each time you mention cousin, I don't think there is a named relationship between the grandchild and yourself.
The child's parent will be your 2nd cousin.

Gwyn

if you mean your mother's first cousin, then she/he is your first cousin once removed, their child would be your second cousin

start with your great grandmother

then draw two lines of descent

your grandmother and her sibling are the same generation

then following each line down, each generation is as follows:

your mother and your mother's first cousin

you and your second cousin

your child and their third cousin

i.e. your child's third cousin would be the person whose grandmother is your mother's cousin, their mother is your second cousin

this person is your second cousin once removed, you find the highest level where there is a connection, i.e. between you and your second cousin, and then count how many generations difference there is (the removed bit)

its easier if you draw it out starting with the common ancestor, sorry can't draw it on here!

http://www.mjra.net/relationships-1.html


Try this relationship chart.it's easier to work out on this one.

Thank you so much to: Gwyn in Kent, Helen in Bucks & Sue in Leeds for your replies.

Jennifer in NZ