[Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removed

[umesh sharma]

I have a question . A 10 yearold student asked a question " What is a cousin once removed?"  I checked on wiki is says once first cousin is one's uncle -- and his children are my cousin once removed. I remember checking in high school days after reading the term in a Sherlock Holmes short story - perhaps in the "Speckled Band" 
Even an American colleague was not too sure so it seems this is old system (used by older generation only

Umesh
   


Umesh Sharma

Washington D.C. 

1-202-215-4328 [Cell]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)




www.gse.harvard.edu/iep  (where the above 2 are used )




http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/
       
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