The Removed, Half , Step and Blend
In the process of determining family relationships, I found
the term “removed” when describing a relationship between cousins. First
cousins share the same grandparents. Removed means that there is a generational
difference between the cousins. What is considered a generation? I found two
definitions that can apply. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary a
generation is the average span of time between the
birth of parents and that of their offspring. The English Oxford dictionary
defines a generation as the average period, generally considered to be
about thirty years, in which children grow up, become adults, and have children
of their own. I have recently found my second cousins because we share great grandparents Gerald Hollins and Eddie Brumfield Sr. is my second cousin one time removed.
A half brother or half sister means you have one biological
parent in common. A step brother or step sister have no blood or genetic
relationship. Step siblings are related by marriage because one parent with
children married another person with children. Step siblings usually cause the formation of another family tree.
A blended family is a family consisting of a couple from this and all previous relationships. In my family tree, Liddie and Calvin Caston had a blended family with two sets of children Brumfield and Caston who are half siblings.
----- The Tree Gardener
