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Jan.

Jan. Report 28 Apr 2019 21:02

Can anyone work out this relationship please?

My daughter's grandmother had a brother.

So does that make him a great Uncle to my daughter?
Also my grandson. Is the Uncle 2x great Uncle to my grandson?

I should know, but my brain has gone to sleep tonight!! LOL

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 28 Apr 2019 21:12

That sounds about right, Jan!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Jan.

Jan. Report 28 Apr 2019 21:15

Thanks Sylvia for confirming I was thinking right!

Kense

Kense Report 29 Apr 2019 11:18

Apparently the correct term is grand uncle (or grand-uncle or granduncle), the next level up is great granduncle.

I have only just discovered that, I always thought it was great uncle.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 29 Apr 2019 13:37

I think Grand Uncle is more an American term. I've always used great uncle to describe my relatives. I think both terms are interchangeable.

Kath. x

Norma

Norma Report 7 May 2019 19:12

Hi Jan
I have just seen your post and thought you may find this site useful.it is an relationship calculator and I have found it so useful in the past

https://stevemorse.org/relation/calculator.html

Norma

Researching:
Bedford, Pickavance, Pell ,Powell .Murphy, Olsen .Brown ,Davis