I originally started this line with a bitch called Ladysmith but I was given a very old pedigree that enabled me to find earlier generations that actually made this family rather more important because it goes back to Maude that was the first Sable and White bitch to have an effect on the breed.
I cannot find any more recent bitches which is a great pity as I would love to have this family still going as it is so important for the history of the breed
DAM LINE of: Danvis Dorabelle
Sex: F
Date of Birth: 30/08/1960
Colour & Markings:
Owner:
DAM SIRE
CH Danvis Derna …………………………….CH Alexander of Arcot
CH Danvis Deanna …………………………..Laudable of Ladypark
Danvis Daphne ……………………………….Danvis Diadem
Danvis Delta ………………………………….Eden Excelent 2
Danvis Favourite ……………………………Longscar Leader
Redevalley Rita ……………………………..Eden Electrician
Redevalley Freda ……………………………
Old Mill Duchess ……………………………
Freda of Waldemar ………………………..Bruce of Waldemar (Beau Perfection)
Noble Sasha ………………………………..
Brenda of Proud Heights ……………………..
Sheila of Proudheights ……………………Rex
Laund Letto …………………………..
Laund Lesketh ………………………………Laund Leadem
CH Laund Laud (Eden Elsie) (Almondbank Bess)….Laund Leo
Hallwood Secure …………………………….Almondbank Bummer
Hallwood Serene …………………………….CH Magnet
Kettering Ideal …………………………….CH Seedley Stirling
Seedley Lady ……………………………….CH Seedley Superior
CH Seedley Sapphire …………………………
Sweet Mary …………………………………CH Parbold Peacock
Rose of Rosendale …………………………..Parbold Perriot
Ladysmith ………………………………….Rosendale Clinker
Silver Sylvia ………………………………Hassia Prinz
Thur Mary ………………………………….Thur Figaro
Thur Countess ………………………………Thur Bishop
Godiva Madge ……………………………….Donavan II
Lady Godiva ………………………………..Smuggler
Aggie ……………………………………..CH Eclipse
Watch ……………………………………..Garry
Maude ……………………………………..Tartan
Meg ……………………………………….Old Cockie
Clyde ……………………………………..Mec
When I started this project, I thought I would start it off with a bitch called Ruby111 because she was the dam of at least nine bitches that had puppies that produced litters. However, looking further back there is a bitch simply called Maude who probably had a bigger impact on the breed than Ruby. She was born sometime during 1875/6.
According to Dareen Bridge this family did not extend beyond 1895. But I have traced it with the help of a very old pedigree that was given to me recently up to a bitch a Danvis bitch born in 1959.
I have put Clyde at the top of this line. Her daughter Meg was a popular name for bitches at that time, I have added her breeders name to hers so that for me she is known as Meg (Ashwin’s). Her main claim to fame is that when she was mated to Old Cockie she produced the outstanding dam called Maude who became the first sable and white bitch in the breed to have any lasting effect on the breed,
Because of this I have decided that Maude should have her own chapter. She is so important in the formation of the show Rough Collie. But before I write about Maude I must continue with Meg because she had a huge impact on the breed before her daughter. From my records Meg had four litters ranging from 1874 to 1881. She actually had a litter to Old Cockie the year before the birth of Maude.
A bitch from this first litter was called Bessie and she did breed on for another three or four generations. Meg then had her third litter to the famous Trefoil in about 1877. From this litter came a bitch called Glen and she whelped a bitch called Hasty in 1878. Now Hasty should have a history page to herself because the Collies coming down from her are legion.
She had a son called Rob Roy McGregor and two bitches called Flurry and Lilly. A reverse pedigree of these three fills my computer. Every Collie born today will almost certainly have all three in their pedigree. Mr Ashwin had a real treasure in his Meg. She must have been a wonderful dam.
Meg was also the granddam of a dog called Sefton that goes down in history as the sire of Ch Metchley Wonder the most prolific sire of his time. Sefton was by Ch Charlemagne out of Madge 11 that was one of the daughters of Ruby 111.
I have put in a reverse pedigree of Meg as it shows in some detail the influential bitches she bred. I will now go into some detail about these bitches as they are important for the history of the breed. These bitches were called Maude, Glen, Bessie, Colley and Elly.
The next daughter of Meg was a bitch called Glen when she was mated to Trefoil. Glen I always thought was a dog’s name but not in this case. She goes down in Collie history by being the dam of a bitch called Hasty the sire being a famous dog called Carlyle. Mr Wheeler liked Hasty as he describes her as a very attractive tricolour with a head above average quality. She goes down in history as being the dam of a famous sire called Rob Roy Macgregor and a bitch called more simply Lilley and enough said about her when I write that she was the granddam of Ch Metchley Wonder. I just cannot forget about this dog. He was everywhere.
REVERSE PEDIGREE of: Meg
Sex: F
Date of Birth: 01/01/1872
Colour & Markings:
Owner:
+--Meg
| +--Maude
| | +--CH Charlemagne 10691
| | +--Flirt (Bissell)
| | +--Lorna (Bissell) 5437
| | +--Patience
| | +--Losna
| | +--Watch
| | +--Trevor
| +--Glen (bitch)
| | +--Hasty
| +--Cheiften
| +--Bessie (Ashwin's)
| | +--Mossy
| +--Colley 111
| | +--Sable 11
| +--Eily
| | +--Jean
Maude was by far the most important of these bitches. Her dam line ended in 1959 through her daughter Watch.
Going back to the dam line there is a bitch called Sweet Lassie. She was to have a great effect on the breed. Sweet Mary was the dam Ch Seedley Sapphire and also one of the most popular sires called Master Willie and he in turn was the sire of Ch Parbold Picador who was the sire of many Laund greats including Champions Laund Limit and Laund Luminous. I have put in a four generation reverse pedigree of Sweet Lassie just to show what an ifluence she had in that period of the breed.
REVERSE PEDIGREE of: Sweet Mary
Sex: F
Date of Birth:
Colour & Markings:
Owner:
+--Sweet Mary
| +--Master Willie
| | +--Bashfull Jenny
| | +--Billesley Blue Gown
| | | +--Billesley Blue Bee
| | | +--Billesley Blue Bestman
| | +--CH Horthfield Model
| | | +--Sonnenburgh Surprise
| | | +--Sonnenburgh Speciality
| | +--Bel Ch Horthfield Princess 214292
| | | +--Glencorse Recruit
| | +--Kennington Kitty
| | +--Kennington Lady 226545
| | +--CH Parbold Picador
| | | +--Cornbrook Crystal
| | | +--Eden Eileen 1
| | | +--CH Laund Limit 1285T
| | | +--Madge of Grimsby
| | | +--Moss Hill Valda
| | | +--Sonnenburgh Symphony
| | | +--Southport Seal
| | | +--CH Treffynnon Orchid
| | | +--Seedley Sparkle
| | | +--Billesley Bertie
| | | +--Plymouth Faultless
| | | +--Sandford Sweet
| | | +--Suburbia Style
| | | +--Laund Letty
| | +--Southport Blue Star
| | | +--CH Porchester Blue Sol
| | | +--Wishaw Blue Queen
| | | +--Bit of Blue
| | +--Branston Kitty 214292
| | +--Laund Lucid 1286 T
| | | +--Laund Lorna 1036U
| | | +--Laund Larry 1668DD
| | | +--Laund Lawyer
| | | +--Laund Lindel (1)
| | +--Rosebank Lady
| | +--Laund Ladybird
| | | +--Laund Liberator
| +--Parbold Prior
| | +--Ada of Tytton
| | | +--Queen of Tytton
| | | +--Right Sample
| | +--Moss Hillarity
| | | +--Moss Hill Vera
| | +--Moss Hill Pathfinder
| | | +--Moss Hill Vera
| | +--CH Moss Hill Vanessa
| | | +--Parbold Pinnacle
| | | +--Parbold Porcupine
| | | +--Salford Sylvia
| | +--Parkside Paulette
| | | +--Parbold Privateer
| | | +--Parkside Pro Patria
| | +--Penzance Barbara
| | | +--Ormskirk Olympia
| | | +--Ormskirk Olympic 1290T
| | | +--CH Seedley Sylvia
| | +--Priors Enchantress
| | | +--Wrekin Lady
| | +--CH Seedley Statesman
| | | +--Seedley Special
| | | +--Seedley Specialist
| | | +--Seedley Star
| | | +--Denny Lively Bird
| | | +--Seedley Sagacity
| | | +--Seedley Shepherd
| | | +--Seedley Squash
| | | +--Argyle Laddie
| | | +--Llaneast Nut
| | | +--Othello
| | | +--Burn Valley Bounder
| | +--Sylvia of Tytton
| | | +--CH Bayard of Tytton
| | | +--Cleethorpes Melton
| | | +--Aimee of Tyton
| | | +--Almee of Tyton
| | +--Leyland Ladybird
| | | +--Leyland Lucy
| | | +--Queen Mab
| | | +--Queen May
| | | +--Laund Lucy
| | +--Eden Example
| | | +--Sundridge Fortune
| +--CH Seedley Sapphire
| | +--Seedley Lady
| | | +--Kettering Ideal
| | | +--Seedley Smile
| | +--Seedley Special
| | | +--CH Seedley Sylvia
| | | +--Seedley Select 1108R
| | | +--Seedely Select
| +--Valverde Saphire
| | +--Seedley Specialist
| | | +--Kennington Gloria 48232
| | | +--Kettering Veleta
| | | +--Glenville Gloria 48232/12
| | | +--Kinnersley Ambassador
| | | +--Kettering Valetta
| | | +--Flozzle Princess
| | | +--Seedley Stamp
| | | +--Station turk
| | +--Seedley Star
| | | +--Eden Emblem
If I had extended this to an 8 generation reverse pedigree The net would have come down as it could not cope.
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