Our cat family including our first cat and all the pets who we adopted in Finchley (click on a picture for their stories) The pets below Richard (our first who moved from Etchingham Park Road with us) include those who we brought into our Hamilton Way home from the Long Lane flat as well as the ones we adopted after moving to Hamilton Way. Some of the cats have longer stories as they thesmselves moved with us to Denmark. (Some early photos to follow.)
Richard,our very first shared cat, Grocers shop kitten born 2nd August 1953 was 12½ when he died on 12th March 1966
Susan,kitten from a friend born 26th February 1955 was 18½ when she died on 11th September 1973	Susan's first litter born early 1956 and all homed when about 8 weeks old
Blackie, kitten from STC lab. head born about 17th April 1960 was about 15 when she died - moved to a neighbour's house	Nooky,kitten from a friend of Mikes born 7th April 1963 was 13½ when she died on 11th November 1976
Nooky litter, 4 kittens born 25th May 1964 we kept two of them	Chalky from Nooky born 25th May 1964 was 9½ when he died on 7th October 1973
Sara from Nooky born 25th May 1964 was almost 15 when she died 11th February 1979	Cleo, parents were siblings born 3rd September 1966 was 16 when she died 5th November 1982
Koshka, pedigree rehomed from Marie born 5th May 1966 was over 16 when he died 24th August 1982	Benjy, (Benjemima) adopted! born 3rd August 1973 was 16½ when she died 4th January 1989
Soi, Mike's cat born 6th March 1977 was 18 when she died 28th March 1995	Twinkle,via Butcher's shop born 10th March 1979 was 16 when he died on 2nd July 1995
Snowy, stray cat adopted 27th May 1981, ours 6½ years when he died 4th December 1987	Ptolomey, was a stray born about 12th April 1981 was 15 when he died on 27th July 1996
Dorte, Eric brought her home! born 13th May 1982, was 5½ years when she died 8th October 1987	Sashkin, our first pedigree kitten born 4th August 1982 was 15½ when he died on 26th May 1997
Shelley, location kitten born 10th October 1982, was 11 when she died 24th March 1994	Ging, stray cat came 12th February 1985, ours 6 years when he died on 3rd February 1991
Megan, lost and found caught 6th November 1989 collected 20th November 1989	Bella, full name Grisabella Kottentot born 24th January 1989 was 13 when she died on 30th September 2002
Augustus, via AAA with Skimbleshanks born 31st March 1989 was 8 when he died on 27th October 1997	Skimbleshanks, via AAA with Augustus born 31st March 1989 was 9 when he died on 9th July 1998
Mungo Jerrie, stray cat like Snowy came 11th July 1990, stayed a month then left on 10th August 1990	Rusty, gift from Shirley (last Cat from Finchley) born 17th May 1992 was 6 when he died on 7th July 1998
Our dogs (click on a picture for their stories) The first dog we brought into our Hamilton Way home from the Long Lane flat. (photos to follow.)
Tina, puppy from friend born 1st March 1955 was 11½ when she died on 10th August 1966
Podge, puppy from Tina born 2nd March 1964 was 4 when he died in 1968	Sheba, puppy from Tina born 2nd March 1964 was 16 when she died on 7th July 1980

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