Hi, Listers, I probably shouldn’t be spending my time or yours telling you about this -- it’s just a minor warning! But you may want to know that tho’ the Relationship Calculator is a great tool, it’s not perfect!
I recently used the Relationship Calculator (RC) to see how I was related to “X”(b1809-d1884). The RC told me we were not related, that “X” was my “3rd great-grandfather's wife's step nephew.” But since his grandmother was the sister of my 5x ggf, I knew we were related. So I used the RC in steps: 1) to get “X” ‘s relationship to my 4x ggf (result: 1stCousin,1x removed), 2) to get “X” ‘s relationship to my 2xggm (result: 2C), and 3) to get “X” ‘s relationship to me (new result: 2C,4r). Actually it said “X” & I have “3 common ancestors”: 1) FNU McC__ & (wife) -- (result: 2C,4r) 2) FNU McC__ & (wife) -- (result: 2C,5r) Note that 1) & 2) are the same as I’m descended from two different sons -- lots of cousinly intermarriages) 3) “Not Related” - The Descriptive Link says he’s my “3rd great-grandfather's wife's step nephew.” I think on the first try, the RC is supposed to come up with the closest link --not the most remote!! Pat Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
