A History of the Oriental Cat


Havana - Breed No 29
Championship Status granted : 1958
First Champion : Ch Crossways Honeysuckle Rose - Female
Owner : Miss Davis
Breeder : Mrs Joan Judd
Title - 1960
First Champion Male : Ch
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First Grand Champion : Gr Ch Bastra Innocencia - Female
Owner/Breeder : Mrs M Bailey
Title - 1976
First Grand Champion Male : Gr Ch Seadean Fircone
Owner/Breeder : Mr & Mrs A W Dean
Title - 1981


Oriental Lilac - Breed No 29c
Championship Status granted 1977
First Champion : Ch Burdach Cartagena - Female
Owner/Breeder - Mrs Val Gane
Title - 1978
First Champion Male : Ch Mannequin Titus
Owner/Breeder - Mrs Andrea Martyr
Title - 1978
First Grand Champion : Gr Ch Mona Laika - Female
Owner - Mr & Mrs R Orton

Breeder - Mrs V Swatridge
Title - 1978
First Grand Champion Male: Gr Ch Filanjo Pink Panther
Owner/Breeder - Miss Jo Gandolfo

Title - 1985


Foreign White - Breed No 35
Championship Status granted : 1977
First Champion Ch Scintilla Jou Lin - Female
Owner - John S Harrison
Breeder - Miss Patricia Turner
Title - 1977
First Champion Male : Ch Ryanna Everest
Owner/Breeder - Mrs Connie Ryder
Title - 1977
First Grand Champion : Gr Ch Scintilla Hsi Chi - Female
Owner/Breeder - Miss Patricia Turner
Title - 1979
First Male Grand Champion : Gr Ch Scintilla Hsing Fu
Owner/Breeder - Miss Patricia Turner
Title - 1980


Oriental Black - Breed No 37
Championship Status granted : 1980
First Male Champion Ch Tamruat Black Knight - Male
Owner/Breeder - John Shewbridge
Title -1980
First Female Champion Ch Elsirac Pikettywitch
Owner/Breeder - Mrs J P Carlisle
Title - 1981
First Grand Champion Gr Ch Gangaili Schwarzer Teufel - Male
Owner/Breeder - Mrs V Dalglish
Title - 1983
First Grand Champion Female Gr Ch
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Oriental Spotted Tabby - Breed No 38
Championship Status granted : 1980
(Silver Tabbies in 1996)
First Champion Ch Folklore Moonwolf - Male
Owner/Breeder - Mrs Marie McAdam
Title - 1980
First Champion Female : Ch Folklore Iced Mink
Owner/Breeder - Mrs Marie McAdam
Title - 1981
First Grand Champion Gr Ch Folklore Moonwolf - Male
Owner - Mrs A Collett
Breeder - Mrs Marie McAdam
Title - 1981
First Grand Champion Female : Gr Ch Folklore Calypso
Owner - Mrs Rita Tindall

Breeder - Mrs Marie McAdam
Title - 1986
First Champion & Grand Champion
Silver Spotted:
Gr Ch Palantir Wotspotz - Male
Owner/Breeder - Miss Julia May
Title - 1997/98


Oriental Blue - Breed No 37a
Championship Status granted : 1985
First Champion Ch Reydau Cyrolite Sika - Female
Owner - Mrs M Storey
Breeders - Mr & Mrs N E Southward
Title - 1985
First Champion Male Ch
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First Grand Champion Gr Ch Reydau Cyrolite Sika - Female
Owner - Mrs M Storey
Breeders - Mr & Mrs N E Southward
Title - 1986
First Grand Champion Male
Gr Ch
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Oriental Tortie - Breed No 37e to 37y
Championship Status granted : 1989
First Champion Ch Sayonara Origami
Owner - Miss June Hutchinson
Breeder - Mrs Glenda Worthy
Title -
First Grand Champion
Gr Ch
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Oriental Ticked Tabby - Breed No 45
Championship Status granted : 1993
First Champion : Ch Lynfield New Moon - Male
Owner : Mrs Lesley Muffett

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First Champion Female : Ch
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First Grand Champion : Gr Ch Lynfield New Moon - Male
Owner - Mrs Lesley Muffett
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First Grand Champion Female: Gr Ch
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Oriental Red - Breed No 37d
Championship Status granted : 1995
First Champion : Gr Ch
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First Champion : Gr Ch
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First Grand Champion : Gd Ch Summerdown Pure Genius - Male
Owner/Breeder : Mrs Sue Jackson
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First Grand Champion Female: Gr Ch
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Oriental Cinnamon - Breed No 37k
Championship Status granted : 1996
First Champion : Ch Mewzishun Sinfonia - Female
Owner/Breeder : Mrs Ann Greatorex
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First Champion Male : Gr Ch
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First Grand Champion : Gr Ch
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First Grand Champion : Gr Ch
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Oriental Classic Tabby - Breed No 41
Championship Status granted : 1997
First Champion: Ch Jasrobinka Perridot - Female
Owner : Mrs P L Hutchinson
Breeder : Phyllis & John Choppen

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First Grand Champion: Gd Ch Jasrobinka Perridot - Female
Owner : Mrs P L Hutchinson
Breeder : Phyllis & John Choppen

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First Grand Champion Male : Gr Ch
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Oriental Shaded - Breed No 43
Championship Status granted : 1997
First Champion & Grand Champion: Ch Chelanca Pentlandite - Female
Owner/Breeder : Mrs Barbara Fellows
Title - 1997
First Champion Male : Ch
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First Grand Champion: Gr Ch Chelanca Pentlandite - Female
Owner/Breeder : Mrs Barbara Fellows
Title - 1998
First Grand Champion Male : Gr Ch
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Oriental Cream & Apricot - Breed No 37f and 37fn
Championship Status granted : 1999
First Cream Champion : Ch Filanjo Topaz - Male
Owner/Breeder : Phil & Jo Auden
Title - 1999

First Cream Champion Female: Ch Landican Cream Cracker
Owner/Breeder : Mrs Sarah Johnson & Mrs Pat Norman
Title - 2000

First Apricot Champion : Ch
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First Apricot Champion Female : Ch
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First Cream Grand Champion : Gd Ch Filanjo Topaz - Male
Owner/Breeder : Phil & Jo Auden

Title - 2000
First Apricot Grand Champion : Gr Ch
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Oriental Smoke - Breed No 42
Championship Status granted : 2000
First Champion : Ch Bosscats Theladyofshallott - Female
Owner/Breeder : Miss Hemmings
Title - 2000
First Champion Male : Ch
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First Grand Champion : Gd Ch Smaug Minnie Theminx - Female
Owner : Mrs Mary Parkinson
Breeder : Mark & Mary Parkinson
Title - 2001
First Grand Champion Male : Gr Ch
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Oriental Fawn - Breed No 37r
Provisional Status granted : 1993


Oriental Caramel - Breed No 37n
Provisional Status granted : 1993


Oriental Bicolour - Breed No 48(SH) and 49(LH)
Preliminary Recognition granted : February 2006

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