Historic information Photos Siamese Cats

I have provided some pedigree links. The database uses a rotating number system.

If the incorrect cat name is shown , please click "Search" and enter the cats name again.

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Vintage Photos

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Photographer Rost with Fairchild Cattery Siamese

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One of the questions I'm asked is, How do you read a pedigree? Many people are confused by the use of cattery names in pedigrees. A pedigree can show a cattery name as a prefix, as a suffix, or no cattery name at all, and some will have a prefix and a suffix. Studying pedigrees and old breeders publications gives one a knowledge of the most active & famous catteries in a given time period. A cattery name as a prefix indicates the cat was born to a dam owned by that cattery. A suffix indicates that cat was purchased by the cattery of the suffix. If you are unfamiliar with a cattery name, and with so many Siamese having oriental sounding names, it may look like part of the cats name as in "Hi Tai". Many cattery names roots are quite easy to find in past publications; the owners name (Cable's -Mrs. R.A. Cable), address (Green Lane - was at 919 Green Lane), or city (Newton - was in Newton MA.)

It is my belief that anyone who is truly interested in preserving the Siamese breed should make his or her Pedigree information (historic database) public. It is in the best interest of the breed for all breeders to have this information available to them. If we work together we can combine this information as we purchase pedigrees and learn from these lines which lines will add diversity to our genetic pool. Many individuals have already begun to share, Siamese Pedigree Database, Linechasers, CFA Siamese Breed Council but much more information is still needed.

If you would like to purchase a CFA Certified Pedigree for your CFA Registered Cat.......

A computerized printout, reverse pedigree of a CFA registered cat showing 3-generations of offspring, grand offspring, and great grand offspring, from 1978 (nothing before 1978) can run as much as $1,000.00.

Currently CFA charges $60.00 for a six generation certified pedigree. They will only issue it when three or more generations of ancestry are registered or recorded with CFA. Some cat's are transferred from other recognized registries so their previous generations are not on record with the CFA. A CFA Certified Pedigree will be issued on one registered cat only.

You can chose less generations at a lower fee.

circa 1930 Citroen C-6 20 HP saloon, the car not the cat :-)

Along with my love of Siamese I am also drawn to antiques and lineages and the everyday lives these represent. It was a natural step for me to seek out antique or vintage publications dealing with the Siamese breed. There are many, many sites that cover the highlights of the history and folklore of the Siamese. My intention of this page is not to write up the same thing everyone else has but to share the lesser- seen information I have collected.

This will includes pedigree information from old studbooks & registers I have. If you are a breeder of another breed searching for older lines (linechasing) I will be happy to share information with you. If you have old studbooks I don’t have I would be interested in any Siamese information you have in exchange…. I would also be interested in buying old, books or stud books with Siamese listed or photographed in them.

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