OOP Family tree and Arthur (Was: Re: FAMILY TREE AND MOLLY WEASLEY)

[Liz Sager]

No: HPFGUIDX 66042

Terry LJ wrote:
>In the U.S., a "cousin by marriage" could also mean the spouse of a
>cousin.  So if Arthur is Sirius' cousin (just an example; don't have
>the tapestry in front of me), Molly would be his cousin by marriage.
>Then Sirius would not necessarily be related to any male Lestranges.
>However, there may be no reason why he couldn't be related to both
>Molly and Arthur.

I understood it as though Molly was a sibling of someone who had married one 
of Sirius's cousins -- i.e. a Lestrange, Malfoy, or Tonks (although doubtful 
since we know Ted Tonks was a Muggleborn wizard, and marrying him is the 
reason Andromeda was blasted off the family tree). And since Sirius mentions 
Molly first, this led me to believe that Molly was not related to Sirius by 
marriage because of *her* marriage to Arthur.

What I don't understand is the 'second cousin, once removed' business. What 
does it mean if a relative is 'once removed'? I've heard several references 
to this in my family (as I have a large extended family), but whenever I ask 
what it means, I never get a straight answer. Since Arthur is Sirius's 
second cousin, once removed, what exactly is the relation?

Liz
Who is very, very confuzzled. Yes she is.

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