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Are second cousins's your parents's cousins?
 
To me it is the child of the first cousin that would make a second cousin. I don't know about the child of a first cousin once removed unless they have moved away and not be participate in the family for a long time until out of the blue they came back. It is kind of weird though but I definitely say in the first sentence is what the second counsin is. Hope that clear that up. :cool2:
 
Example:

My cousin have a little girl (their daugther) which is my second cousin.
 
Deafteen90 said:
Are second cousins's your parents's cousins?
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A whole post is edited fully. I apologetic for not explained very clear. My brain is slow and sleepy, lol.

Here's.

Your parent has a cousin is your first cousin once removed. If your cousin, once removed, has a child, then it's your second cousin. That is what my family and I view it.

If your parent's cousin has a grandchild, it's your second cousin once removed because your parent's cousin has a grandchild of your second cousin.

If your parent's cousin's grandparent, it's your great-grandparent because your parent's cousin and your parent shared the same blood of their grandparent.

If your parent's cousin's parent, it's your second cousin once removed because your parent has an uncle or aunt.

So... if my cousin has a child, then I don't view this child as a second cousin but to consider the child as a first cousin once removed as I am his/her first cousin once removed.

Here's very clear definition.

"What is First Cousin, Twice Removed?"

If someone walked up to you and said "Howdy, I'm your third cousin, twice removed," would you have any idea what they meant? Most people have a good understanding of basic relationship words such as "mother," "father," "aunt," "uncle," "brother," and "sister." But what about the relationship terms that we don't use in everyday speech? Terms like "second cousin" and "first cousin, once removed"? We don't tend to speak about our relationships in such exact terms ("cousin" seems good enough when you are introducing one person to another), so most of us aren't familiar with what these words mean.

Relationship Terms: Sometimes, especially when working on your family history, it's handy to know how to describe your family relationships more exactly. The definitions below should help you out.
  • Cousin (a.k.a "first cousin"): Your first cousins are the people in your family who have two of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles.
  • Second Cousin: Your second cousins are the people in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you, but not the same grandparents.
  • Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins: Your third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents, fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on.

Removed: When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. You and your first cousins are in the same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word "removed" is not used to describe your relationship.

The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation. For example, your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. This is because your mother's first cousin is one generation younger than your grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. This one-generation difference equals "once removed."

Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed.

Relationship Charts Simplify Everything: Now that you have an idea of what these different words mean, take a look at the chart below. It's called a relationship chart, and it can help you figure out how different people in your family are related. It's much simpler than it looks, just follow the instructions.

Instructions for Using a Relationship Chart
(You will need to click a link to see the chart)

Pick two people in your family and figure out which ancestor they have in common. For example, if you chose yourself and a cousin, you would have a grandparent in common.

Read for more, here.
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JClarke said:
Example:

My cousin have a little girl (their daugther) which is my second cousin.
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the daughter is your first cousin once removed. If you have a kid, your kid and the daughter will be second cousin.
 
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