the best way to find cousins

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My Natural grandfather Cormack-406 is named as a cousin attending the funeral of Captain Patrick Cormack  Cormack-604 in the Kilkenny moderator dated 9th December 1922 .

There are 4 others named in the paper as cousins 

"The Late Mr P Cormack. Steepleview

The funeral of Mr P Cormack which took place on Monday last from his late residence, Steepleview House, Grangefertagh, to the family burial place, Fennor Churchyard, Urlingford, was the largest ever witnessed in the locality, being over a mile long, and comprising over 200 cars.The Galmoy Volunteers, of which he was captain, marched in the funeral procession officered by Lieutenants John Fitzpatrick, Galmoy and Thomas Phelan, Bawn. The deceased, who was only 24yrs of age, was universally popular with all classes, and his sad end is deeply regretted. The chief mourners were:- Mrs Cormack (grandmother), Mary, Kate, Maggie and Bessy (sisters); Tim, Phil and Joe (brothers); Matt Maher , Freshford; Tom Bowe, Capponellan House; Richard Gannon, Cooleney; Denis Cormack, Castletown; James Gannon, Ballyspellan (cousins). Wreaths were laid on the grave by Galmoy volunteers, Johnstown Hurling Club; and flowers by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, Glashare; Mr. W and Mrs. Barton, Phillipsburgh. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mrs Harrington, Urlingford. "

So how would be the best way of trying to establish the relationships

in Genealogy Help by Anon Sharkey G2G6 Pilot (171k points)
I had a series of newspaper obituaries an elderly aunt had collected (about 1910 - 1930) It took a little work, but I was able to build profiles for almost all those mentioned, including seemingly.

Keep working at it, follow Gaileʻs advice and donʻt give up.

1 Answer

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Try to find the names of their parents, then figure out which parents were siblings of each other.  This will probably be obvious for the case of fathers who are brothers (having the same last name).  For any relationships involving sisters, it will probably require identifying their parents.
by Gaile Connolly G2G Astronaut (1.2m points)

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