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As there were only some silvertabbies in Germany she contacted Ad de Bruijn in Netherland, breeder of "de Broeckloni".

Mrs Wellmeyer started with a small English female. Wellmeyer a German breeder with the “Marvellous” prefix fell in love with a silvertabby face in 1978. ​ The first golden british shorthairs (on main land) The beauty of their golden coats with the contrast of their vivid green or blue-green eyes attracted more and more dedicated breeders, and gradually they grew in popularity until they were finally accepted by CFA in 1976. By the 1960's a few interested breeders were working with them. Most often these kittens, then referred to as “brownies,” were placed as pets. The golden color is recessive to silver, and for many years before this color was accepted, “odd colored” kittens occasionally popped up in “colorbred” silver litters.

The Golden Persian does not have as long a history in CFA as does the Silver Persian. Silvers had been imported into the United States from England before that date. There is no record to show when silvers were accepted by the Cat Fanciers’ Association, so it is reasonable to assume they were among the original colors bred when this association was organized in 1906. Silvers also appeared in the pedigrees of Persians of other colors. These records showed that other colors, often blues and tabbies, were used in the breeding of silvers. There was little record keeping in the early days, but as time went on people paid more attention to documenting their breeding.

While no pictures of her have been found, there was one of her famous grandson, “Silver Lambkin.” Some of the pedigrees of our present day silvers have been traced back to Lambkin. The earliest documentation of silvers shows “Chinnie,” born in 1882 in England.