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| Relationship | 23andMe | AncestryDNA |
|---|---|---|
| Seventh cousins | 1.1 | 3.2% |
| Eighth cousins | 0.24 | 0.91% |
| Ninth cousins | 0.06% | |
| Tenth cousins | 0.002% |
How far back is a 9th cousin?
Ninth cousins share 8th great-grandparents, also known as your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents. Another way to think about it is that your 9th cousin is the child of your parent’s eighth cousin. The common ancestor shared between ninth cousins is at least one 8th great-grandparent.
How close is 9th cousin?
What is the definition of a 9th cousin? Ninth cousins share 8th great-grandparents, also known as your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents.
Can you date a 9th cousin?
Because 9th cousins are very distantly related, and essentially considered to be “unrelated” by most people, it is completely acceptable for ninth cousins to marry each other. Some famous ninth cousin marriages include the marriage between Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.
What is a ninth cousin?
Prince Charles and Camilla are Ninth Cousins. According to family history experts at Ancestry.com, a service of MyFamily.com, Inc., Prince Charles and Camilla are ninth cousins.
What is an eighth cousin once removed?
Eighth cousins are eight generations down from the original brother or sister, and therefore nine down from their common ancestor. They are both at the same level. If one is further down than the other, this is ‘removed’. If one eighth cousin has a child, that is an eighth cousin once removed to the other eighth cousin.
What are second, third, and fourth cousins?
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, etc.
What is the definition of a third cousin?
A person’s third cousin is the child of one of his parents’ second cousins. A first cousin once removed (or loosely second cousin) is the child of one’s first cousin.