Pacrat173@lemmy.worldM to Genealogy@lemmy.world · 6 months agoAt what point do you start calling someone a ancestor rather than a relative?message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareAt what point do you start calling someone a ancestor rather than a relative?Pacrat173@lemmy.worldM to Genealogy@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
For me it’s my 5th great grandmother anyone further back in the tree is my ancestor because I think 6 greats is a bit much.
minus-squareTippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI wouldn’t go that far. I think your great grandparents are relatives, and anyone further back is an ancestor. I might stretch to great great grandparents, but I don’t think I’d go any further
I wouldn’t go that far. I think your great grandparents are relatives, and anyone further back is an ancestor. I might stretch to great great grandparents, but I don’t think I’d go any further