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   Message 129,241 of 130,039   
   Jenny M Benson to All   
   Re: how to refer to half-cousins?   
   20 Jan 20 13:04:44   
   
   From: NemoNews@hotmail.co.uk   
      
   On 20/01/2020 12:15, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > We share a however-many-greats grandfather that makes us fourth cousins,   
   > but not the corresponding mother (he's descended from George Surtees'   
   > first wife, I'm descended from George's second [of three!]).   
   >   
   > What are we:   
   > half fourth cousins?   
   > fourth half-cousins?   
   > Something else?   
      
   I have quite a few half-cousins in one branch of my tree (1) and Legacy   
   describes them as, for example, "½ 4th Cousin" or "½ 1st Cousin 3x   
   removed" or whatever.   
      
   (1) Due to a 3rd Great Grandmother marrying 3 times, including 2 brothers.   
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   Jenny M Benson   
   Wrexham, UK   
      
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