Making a Kinship Diagram

SYMBOL MEANING

Ego The person whose genealogy is being traced

Mo (M) Mother

Fa (F) Father

Br (B) Brother

Si (Z) Sister

Da (D) Daughter

So (S) Son

||Cu Parallel Cousin, a cousin linked to ego through parents of the same sex (as MOSISO or FABRDA)

XCu Cross Cousin, a cousin linked to ego through parents of the opposite sex (as MOBRSO or FASIDA)