What is my grandpa's sister's husband to me?
Your grandpa's sister's husband is your great-uncle by marriage. He is related to you by marriage, not by blood.
you them common ancestors double line: marriage
Most families just say aunt or uncle.
Your grandpa's sister is your great-aunt, so her husband is your great-uncle by marriage. In practice he's just “great-uncle”.
His children with your great-aunt are your first cousins once removed. Children from his other relationships are not blood relatives.
How we worked it out
Follow the chain one step at a time:
- Your grandfather: grandfather (2 up, 0 down)
- Your grandfather's sister: great-aunt (3 up, 1 down)
- Your grandfather's sister's husband: great-uncle by marriage
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Related questions
- Is my great-aunt's husband my blood relative?
- No. He's related through marriage only.
- What is my grandma's brother's wife to me?
- Your great-aunt by marriage.
More family relationship answers
- What is my grandma's sister to me?great-aunt
- What is my grandma's sister's daughter to me?first cousin once removed
- What is my grandpa's brother's grandson to me?second cousin
- What is my grandma's cousin to me?first cousin twice removed
- What is my grandma's niece to me?first cousin once removed
- What is my grandma's grandma to me?great-great-grandmother
- What is my grandma's daughter to me?mother or aunt
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