"We are distantly related........."

[despair]

I have trouble with anything beyond first cousin,but the following just caught my eye on another thread,with apologies to ejones4765 for reproducing it,and congratulations for describing it!

"2nd great-grandfather of wife of uncle of husband of 3rd great-aunt"

[Rosinish]

FT Programmes do it at the click of a few buttons on your keyboard 

Annie

[StevieSteve]

Ancestry does it automatically

great-uncle of husband of niece of husband of 1st cousin of husband of sister-in-law of brother-in-law of sister-in-law of nephew of husband of aunt of husband

[a-l]

Reading that has given me a headache 

[JohninSussex]

But there is no such thing as a "3rd great aunt".  Anyone could have any number of great aunts; who's to say which is the third?

[Jebber]

3rd signifies the generation, not the number of the aunt, you can have many 3x great aunts, uncles or cousins.

[JohninSussex]

3rd signifies the generation, not the number of the aunt, you can have many 3x great aunts, uncles or cousins.

"3x great aunt" is written shorthand for "great great great aunt" or "great great grand aunt" .  There is no such thing as a 3rd great anything and definitely no such thing as a great, let alone 3x great, cousin.

[Greensleeves]

I understand what a grandfather is; I understand what a great uncle is.  Could someone please enlighten me as to what a grand uncle or grand aunt is?  According to Ancestry I have a number of them, but I am mystified as to how such titles are acquired.

[Rosinish]

Your g/parents siblings.

Annie