The family grew around him
One particularly useful contemporary account names Thorn, Toro, Little London and London Jr. as four half-brothers and identifies their retired father as the London who had starred in the original Littlest Hobo film. We have not found the registration or breeding records that would turn those newspaper relationships into a complete pedigree, but this is strong evidence for how London’s family was understood at the time.
Another contemporary report described the younger principal London, born around 1960, as a son of the original London. Again, we do not have the pedigree papers, but the report helps explain why the London name continued within the family rather than simply being reused as a publicity label.
The early family
Reported relationships from contemporary accounts. Full pedigree records have not been found.
Lady and Thorn
Chuck later wrote that London and a female dog named Lady were Thorn’s parents. Contemporary reporting separately identifies the original film London as Thorn’s father, so Lady may well have been Thorn’s mother. We have not found the pedigree records to confirm it, but she clearly belongs in this early family story.
Names that came back
Chuck often reused names he liked. London, Toro, Lance and Thorn all appear again in later generations, which is why this site keeps those later dogs separate unless there is good reason to connect them. The repeated names are part of the family story, but they do not mean the same individual dog lived or worked across all those years.
Can you help?
If you have pedigree records, dated photographs or memories that might help place London’s family, we would love to hear from you. Even an incomplete name, date or place may add another piece to the story.