Difference Between Great/Grand
Ted Saselli
Recently (and I can't remember where) I saw an explanation of the
difference between great and grand when it came to the relationship of
uncles, aunts, etc.. At the time I did not pay much attention to the
definitions. I now have reason to take notice.
Can anyone explain?
Thanks in advance.
Ted Saselli
Danville, WA
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Chuck
Howdy,
Ted Saselli <tsas...@televar.com> wrote:
>Recently (and I can't remember where) I saw an explanation of the
>difference between great and grand when it came to the relationship of
>uncles, aunts, etc.. At the time I did not pay much attention to the
>definitions. I now have reason to take notice.
>Can anyone explain?
My grandfather's [or grandmother's] father[s] would be my _great_
grandfather[s]. Another perspective ... my father's [or mother's]
grandfather[s] is/are my _great_ grandfather[s]. My father's [or
mother's] _great_ grandfather[s] is/are my _great_great_
grandfather[s].
Hope this helps.
Cheers ;o) cws
Merritt Mullen
Ted Saselli wrote:
>
> Recently (and I can't remember where) I saw an explanation of the
> difference between great and grand when it came to the relationship of
> uncles, aunts, etc.. At the time I did not pay much attention to the
> definitions. I now have reason to take notice.
> Can anyone explain?
The simple answer is that it is only a difference in usage by different
folks in different parts of the country.
In genealogical terms, a Great Aunt is the same as a Grand Aunt (a
sister of one of your grandparents).
Merritt
DENMB
I found a source that noted the difference at
http//www.homepage.interaccess.com/~arduinif/cousins.htm
Basically, though no source cited it states GREAT is WRONG!!! (emphasis
theirs not mine) Proper useage is GRAND.
Logic appears to play it out in that the sibs of our Great Grandparents
would be our Great Grand-Aunts and Great Grand-Uncles. Grandparents
siblings therefore are our grand-aunts/uncles. Sounds logical. The author
does say this habit will not be easy to change.
I thought it was a rather great and grand point. It also charts out the
cousin thing and percentage of blood relation.
Dennis
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Dennis: etal
First understand that I have not looked at the source cited and I do not
know whose logic has been used herein - just know that, that does not
stop me from offering an opinion.
The dictionary has Grandparents defined, but not Greatparents?!?
If GREAT is wrong, then why has it been used, in the name of "Logic", as
a preface when referring to the parents of ones Grandparents, ie Great
Grandparents! Why is it not Grand Grandparents and Grand Grand
Grandparents and so forth? In the same fashion the dictionary defines
Grandaunt (and uncle) but not greataunt.
In my expierence as a long time grandfather, but not yet a great
grantfather, (other than by self opinion) the term used by my
generation, in my family, for my mother's aunts is greataunt. To be
proper it appears that it would be grandaunt, but what then is the next
previous generation? Grand grandaunt? Not common me thinks, it is
great greataunt by common useage and not great grandaunt though the
latter would be proper. I have heard other families use grandaunt, but
revert to great grandaunt or great greataunt when going back one and
more generations.
GREAT appears to have a special meaning within genealogy to identify a
generation preceding your grandparents, grandaunts and granduncles. It
is however commonly, loosely used to refer to your grandparents siblings
as greataunts and greatuncles.
IMHO
--
Regards, rj
(Calif. S.F. Bay area - RDJ...@sj.bigger.net)