Adriaan Albertus Retief
- Spouse
- Maria Margaretha Saayman · m. 31 Dec 1930, Ladismith, Cape
Gen 8 of the paternal spine — Attie’s paternal grandfather. Married Maria Margaretha Saayman on 31 December 1930 at Ladismith. The first of three Adriaan Albertus Retiefs in a row (Gens 8–9–10), the name carried straight down to Attie himself.
Through his wife, the Saayman line enters the family — well-documented two generations up through the DRC church registers of Calitzdorp and Laingsburg.
Threads that mention Adriaan Albertus Retief
- The recurring names — three and three
Two stretches where the same name carries straight down three generations. Andries Johannes at Gen 5–6–7; Adriaan Albertus at Gen 8–9–10. Six men, two names, six consecutive generations.