Sealyhams of Yesteryear

From Carol Emmott in Dulverton :-

I have just registered with you, and thought you might like to see this photo of my formidable great-grandmother with four Sealyhams. They reminded me very much of several of the Ilmer terriers at the beginning of your website. Her sister bred them, under the kennel name of Debdale, a family place in Derbyshire, and showed one or two at Crufts.

From Mary Thomas in Somerset  :-

''As I mentioned my father gave my mother a Sealyham for her wedding present and I have found this picture of my mother with "Sam". I don't know where they bought him but they were both working in a hospital in Weymouth when they met and were married within 6 weeks! This was during the war. My father, a doctor, was soon after posted to Burma then East Africa so Sam was very precious to Mum and kept her safe''

From Chris Everall  in Worcestershire
A photo of him aged 4 with his first Sealyham , Jimmy , circa 1950.

These 2  photos were sent to us by Marje Craik from Arizona U.S.A 

" I dug out some pictures of "Cobby". He was my mother's Sealy. My dad was an amateur black & white photographer. These were taken in the 50s...I was a toddler and as you can see Cobby tolerated me chasing his tail. Yes, they really do love children. Not sure if Cobby was a UK Sealyham or was acquired in Canada. They took Cobby to the UK after the War when they visited the family in Scotland. I remember my Dad lamenting about the 6 months quarantine. My mother was pregnant and they stayed until I was born. I was born in Winchester. Apparently Cobby participated in the birth, barking outside the door during the delivery. 

This is my dad with "Fashion" in the late 60"s. Fashion came from Robin Hill Kennels,near Bostom Mass., owned by Mrs Elizabeth Choate. I think Fashion has the St Margarets breeding on her papers which are somewhere in the house. She was the second Sealy that came from Mrs Choate Fashion lived to be almost 17. She adored kids and was never far away when we were outside. She slept in the tent with us when we camped on the front lawn. 

This beautiful photograph was sent to us by Kim Fenton who we met at Thame show in April 2014
 " I had a chat to a gentleman on your stand at the Thame Country Fair on Monday and mentioned that my mother, who died many years ago, bred Sealyhams if in a small way. This is a picture of her taken, I would think, in the 1940s. I think the dog is Brandy (kennel name not known) who was getting on a fair bit when I was born in 1953, so it may not be her. I remember two bitches in particular, Brandy and Polly, who were fantastic ratters. We lived then in Chesham, Bucks. My mother, maiden name Edith Mercia Boosey (known always as Mercia), was born in 1914 and first bred Sealyhams in Westcliff-on-sea in Essex. She was married first to 'Andy' Anderson, a Mosquito pilot who was killed in the Second World War, and later to my father, Peter Fensom, who also died some years ago. Sadly I have no further information and there is no one left to ask save my brother, but as he is younger than me I doubt he will remember!

Kind regards and good luck with your campaign,