Adriaan Albertus ("Attie") Retief
Parents
- Adriaan Albertus Retief [private]
- Johanna Jacomina Elizabeth van Zyl 1949–2019
Gen 10 of the paternal spine — and the keeper of this record. The third Adriaan Albertus Retief in a row (Gens 8–9–10), known by the Afrikaans diminutive Attie.
His daughters are Gen 11. Through their mother Izelle, the du Plessis and Tait lines join the family — including the deeply-traced Scottish Tait line.
Living person — biographical detail intentionally kept brief.
Threads that mention Adriaan Albertus ("Attie") Retief
- Two 14 Junes, fifty years apart
Attie's grandmother was born 14 June 1924. Attie was born 14 June, fifty years later. His mother closed the gap almost exactly in the middle.
- 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.