Relationships
How are these two related?
Choose any two of the 2,098 people in the study. We trace both families back to the ancestors they share, and name the relationship in plain English.
Some pairs to try
Real people from the study. Some are close, some are distant, and one pair may surprise you.
- From Igis to the Pacific Jacob Hegnauer bef. 1695–aft. 1734 Robert Curtis Hegnauer 1942–2021
- Two Christians from Igis Christian Hegnauer 1851–1935 Christian Hegnauer 1858–1926
- Two Heinrichs, two lines Heinrich Hegnauer b. 1753 Heinrich Hegnauer b. 1772
- Elgg and Kansas Johannes Hegnauer 1786–c. 1851 Johannes Hegnauer 1840–1917
- Two emigrant wives Anna Margreth Bernet 1819–aft. 1884 Susanna Katharina Hirschi 1846–1918
- Nutt and Hanss Nutt Hegnauer 1725–aft. 1762 Hanss Hegnauer b. 1715
How it works
The same reasoning a genealogist does on paper, done over 2,225 people at once.
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Up both trees
From each person we climb to their parents, grandparents and beyond, and stop at the nearest ancestors the two have in common.
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Count the generations
The generations on each side name the relationship. Cousins take their degree from the nearer side and are “removed” by the difference: third cousins share 2×-great-grandparents.
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One marriage at most
With no ancestor in common, one marriage may join them: a spouse, a spouse’s relative or a relative’s spouse. Beyond that, “related” stops meaning much.
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Only what the records show
Each step is a parent link in the study, so the answer is only as sure as those links: every person’s page shows the evidence and its grade. Living people appear only as “Living” and a surname.