| Generation | Generations Removed | Who is it? | Relationship to Self in every day usage | Relationship to Self in Genealogy | Relationship to Self in E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | None | yourself | self | self | self |
| Second | Once removed | your parents | parents | parents | parents |
| Third | Twice removed | parents of your parents | grandparents | grandparents | grandparents |
| Fourth | Three times removed | parents of your grandparents | great grandparents | great grandparents | g grandparents |
| Fifth | Four times removed | parents of your great grandparents | great great grandparents | second great grandparents | second great grandparents |
| Sixth | Five times removed | parents of your second great grandparents | great great great grandparents | third great grandparents | third great grandparents |
| Seventh | Six times removed | parents of your third great grandparents | great great great great grandparents | fourth great grandparents | fourth great grandparents |