@Pacrat173M to Genealogy • 7 months agoAt what point do you start calling someone a ancestor rather than a relative?message-square3arrow-up17arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareAt what point do you start calling someone a ancestor rather than a relative?@Pacrat173M to Genealogy • 7 months agomessage-square3file-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-squareTipponlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 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