List of births, marriages and deaths in Emmerdale
This is a list of births, marriages and deaths that have occurred and been part of storylines during the 37-year run of the British soap opera Emmerdale.
Births
Emmerdale has seen several births since the beginning. The very first, twins born to Peggy Skilbeck, were killed off at three years old. Other significant births include Robert Sugden and Victoria Sugden, both of whom grew up to be central to storylines as teenagers.
No. |
Date |
Character |
Parents |
1 |
10 April 1973 |
Sam Skilbeck |
Matt and Peggy Skilbeck |
2 |
10 April 1973 |
Sally Skilbeck |
Matt and Peggy Skilbeck |
3 |
23 December 1982 |
Samuel Skilbeck |
Matt and Dolly Skilbeck |
4 |
December 1983 |
Louise Merrick |
Andy Longthorn and Sandie Merrick |
5 |
22 April 1986 |
Robert Sugden |
Jack and Pat Sugden |
6 |
29 October 1987 |
William Bates |
Malcolm and Sonia Bates |
7 |
28 August 1990 |
Peter Whiteley |
Pete and Lynn Whiteley |
8 |
14 February 1991 |
Alice Bates |
Nick Bates and Elsa Feldmann |
9 |
31 March 1994 |
Victoria Sugden |
Jack Sugden and Sarah Connelly |
10 |
8 June 1995 |
Joseph Hughes |
Chris Tate and Rachel Hughes |
11 |
24 September 1996 |
James Tate |
Frank and Kim Tate |
12 |
31 March 1997 |
Geri Cairns |
Greg Cox and Emma Cairns |
13 |
25 December 1998 |
Belle Dingle |
Zak and Lisa Dingle |
14 |
9 July 2001 |
Kirk Daggert |
Latisha Daggert |
15 |
25 December 2001 |
Gabrielle Thomas |
Ashley and Bernice Thomas |
16 |
24 January 2003 |
Jean Tate |
Scott Windsor and Zoe Tate |
17 |
19 October 2003 |
Terry Woods Jr. |
Terry and Dawn Woods |
18 |
1 March 2004 |
Noah Tate |
Chris and Charity Tate |
19 |
6 June 2005 |
Sarah Sugden |
Andy Sugden and Debbie Dingle |
20 |
12 January 2006 |
Samson Dingle |
Sam Dingle and Alice Wilson |
21 |
9 February 2007 |
Cathy Hope |
Bob and Viv Hope |
22 |
9 February 2007 |
Heath Hope |
Bob and Viv Hope |
23 |
26 August 2007 |
Daniel Thomas |
Greg and Melanie Doland |
24 |
26 August 2007 |
Arthur Doland |
Ashley and Laurel Thomas |
25 |
6 August 2009 |
Angelica King |
Jimmy King and Nicola De Souza |
Marriages
Even though Emmerdale has become synonymous with tragedy, they've had they're fair share of happiness too in the form of many successful marriages.
No. |
Date |
Characters |
1 |
27 March 1973 |
Frank Blakey and Janie Harker |
2 |
10 September 1974 |
Joe Sugden and Christine Sharp |
3 |
29 June 1978 |
Matt Skilbeck and Dolly Acaster |
4 |
5 October 1982 |
Jack Sugden and Pat Merrick |
5 |
3 February 1988 |
Jackie Merrick and Kathy Bates |
6 |
12 April 1989 |
Joe Sugden and Kate Hughes |
7 |
5 November 1991 |
Chris Tate and Kathy Merrick |
8 |
6 October 1992 |
Eric Pollard and Elizabeth Feldmann |
9 |
28 October 1993 |
Leonard Kempinski and Annie Sugden |
10 |
10 February 1994 |
Alan Turner and Shirley Foster |
11 |
19 May 1994 |
Jack Sugden and Sarah Connelly |
12 |
22 December 1994 |
Frank and Kim Tate |
13 |
5 November 1995 |
Amos Brearly and Annie Kempinski |
14 |
7 December 1995 |
Chris Tate and Rachel Hughes |
15 |
16 May 1996 |
Zoe Tate and Emma Nightingale |
16 |
28 November 1996 |
Dave Glover and Kathy Tate |
17 |
24 December 1996 |
Biff Fowler and Linda Glover |
18 |
1 May 1997 |
Eric Pollard and Dee de la Cruz |
19 |
28 January 1998 |
Zak Dingle and Lisa Clegg |
20 |
7 May 1998 |
Steve Marchant and Kim Tate |
21 |
11 November 1998 |
Butch Dingle and Mandy Dingle |
22 |
25 May 1999 |
Roy Glover and Kelly Windsor |
23 |
13 October 1999 |
Paddy Kirk and Mandy Dingle |
24 |
24 March 2000 |
Butch Dingle and Emily Wylie |
25 |
6 December 2000 |
Joe Fisher and Tricia Stokes |
26 |
25 December 2000 |
Ashley Thomas and Bernice Blackstock |
27 |
5 February 2001 |
Bob Hope and Viv Windsor |
28 |
27 November 2001 |
Chris Tate and Charity Dingle |
29 |
2 May 2002 |
Eric Pollard and Gloria Weaver |
30 |
17 October 2002 |
Paddy Kirk and Emily Dingle |
31 |
14 February 2003 |
Marlon Dingle and Tricia Fisher |
32 |
18 March 2003 |
Terry Woods and Dawn Hope |
33 |
17 February 2004 |
Andy Sugden and Katie Addyman |
34 |
21 September 2004 |
Jack Sugden and Diane Blackstock |
35 |
6 November 2005 |
Ashley Thomas and Laurel Potts |
36 |
16 February 2006 |
Marlon Dingle and Donna Windsor |
37 |
16 February 2006 |
Bob and Viv Hope |
38 |
24 March 2006 |
Alasdair Sinclair and Sadie King |
39 |
24 April 2006 |
Sam Dingle and Alice Wilson |
40 |
18 May 2006 |
Adam Forsythe and Steph Stokes |
41 |
25 December 2006 |
Tom King and Rosemary Sinclair |
42 |
2007 |
Donald De Souza and Nicola Blackstock |
42 |
19 February 2008 |
Andy Sugden and Jo Stiles |
43 |
3 March 2008 |
Paul Lambert and Jonny Foster |
44 |
3 June 2008 |
Eric Pollard and Val Lambert |
45 |
August 2008 |
Nick Baine and Carrie Nicholls |
46 |
31 March 2009 |
Carl King and Lexi Nicholls |
Deaths
Emmerdale has been noted for its frequent and dramatic deaths, coming second only to Brookside among British soaps. A plane crash in 1993 that killed all the passengers and four characters was watched by 17 million viewers, and doubled subsequent ratings.
No. |
Date |
Character |
Cause |
1 |
30 January 1973 |
Sharon Crossthwaite |
Raped and murdered by Jim Latimer |
2 |
20 February 1973 |
Ian 'Trash' McIntyre |
Broken neck |
3 |
16 July 1973 |
Peggy Skilbeck |
Subrachnoid hemorrhage |
4 |
13 January 1976 |
Sam Skilbeck |
Car accident |
5 |
13 January 1976 |
Sally Skilbeck |
Car accident |
6 |
13 January 1976 |
Beattie Dowton |
Car accident |
7 |
1976 |
Bella Ryland |
Chronic illness |
8 |
21 June 1977 |
Jim Gimbel |
[...] |
9 |
1978 |
George Verney |
Natural causes |
10 |
19 February 1981 |
Enoch Tolly |
Tractor accident |
11 |
27 November 1984 |
Sam Pearson |
Natural causes |
12 |
23 January 1986 |
Harry Mowlem |
Murdered by Derek Warner |
13 |
26 August 1986 |
Pat Sugden |
Car accident |
14 |
24 November 1988 |
Stephen Fuller |
Killed by falling tree |
15 |
1 January 1989 |
Paolo Rosetti |
Shot |
16 |
6 July 1989 |
Dennis Rigg |
Killed by bull |
17 |
16 August 1989 |
Jackie Merrick |
Gun accident |
18 |
16 August 1990 |
Pete Whiteley |
Run over by Kate Sugden |
19 |
30 July 1991 |
Bill Whiteley |
Natural causes |
20 |
3 October 1991 |
Henry Wilks |
Heart attack |
21 |
November 1991 |
Jim Latimer |
Shot by police marksman |
22 |
2 February 1993 |
Meg Armstrong |
Stroke |
23 |
30 December 1993 |
Mark Hughes |
Air disaster |
24 |
30 December 1993 |
Elizabeth Pollard |
Air disaster |
25 |
30 December 1993 |
Archie Brooks |
Air disaster |
26 |
30 December 1993 |
Leonard Kempinski |
Air disaster |
27 |
31 May 1994 |
Simmy |
Shot by Reg Dawson |
28 |
7 June 1994 |
Shirley Turner |
Shot by Reg Dawson |
29 |
7 June 1994 |
Reg Dawson |
Shot by police marksman |
30 |
9 August 1994 |
Ben Dingle |
Heart defect |
31 |
13 December 1994 |
Alice Wood |
Natural causes |
32 |
6 June 1995 |
Joe Sugden |
Car accident |
33 |
1 August 1995 |
Luke McAllister |
Car accident |
34 |
11 April 1996 |
Jed Connell |
Shot by Nick Bates |
35 |
22 August 1996 |
Granny Hopwood |
Heart attack |
36 |
26 December 1996 |
Dave Glover |
Burns and lung damage |
37 |
8 May 1997 |
Ron Hudson |
Huntington's disease |
38 |
23 May 1997 |
Frank Tate |
Heart attack |
39 |
30 July 1997 |
Kate Sugden |
Brain haemorrhage |
40 |
21 October 1997 |
Linda Fowler |
Car accident |
41 |
1998 |
Lord Alex Oakwell |
Fall |
42 |
25 December 1998 |
Vic Windsor |
Head injuries caused by Billy Hopwood |
43 |
11 May 1999 |
Rachel Hughes |
Pushed off cliff by Graham Clark |
44 |
11 November 1999 |
Liam Hammond |
Shot by Zoe Tate |
45 |
18 February 2000 |
Graham Clark |
Drove over a cliff |
46 |
20 March 2000 |
Pete Collins |
Bus crash |
47 |
20 March 2000 |
Councillor NSE |
Bus crash |
48 |
24 March 2000 |
Butch Dingle |
Bus crash |
49 |
16 November 2000 |
Sarah Sugden |
Barn fire started by Andy Sugden |
50 |
10 September 2001 |
Jean Strickland |
Run over by Marc Reynolds |
51 |
16 September 2002 |
Edith Weatherall |
Natural causes |
52 |
22 November 2002 |
Angie Reynolds |
Car accident |
53 |
17 December 2002 |
Jedediah Dingle |
Natural causes |
54 |
25 December 2002 |
Tony Bell |
Murdered by Ray Mullen |
55 |
25 December 2002 |
Ray Mullen |
Murdered by Louise Appleton |
56 |
17 September 2003 |
Chris Tate |
[...] |
57 |
8 January 2004 |
Tricia Dingle |
Killed by falling bricks |
58 |
6 July 2004 |
Paul Marsden |
Fell off roof |
59 |
24 November 2004 |
Roger Dyson |
Heart attack |
60 |
17 March 2005 |
Shelley Williams |
Drowned |
61 |
2 October 2005 |
Max King |
Car explosion |
62 |
30 October 2005 |
Seth Armstrong |
Natural causes |
63 |
27 February 2006 |
Brian Addyman |
Car accident |
64 |
13 April 2006 |
Terence Turner |
Murdered by Adam Forsythe |
65 |
13 July 2006 |
Noreen Bell |
House collapse |
66 |
13 July 2006 |
David Brown |
House collapse |
67 |
14 July 2006 |
Dawn Woods |
House collapse |
68 |
31 July 2006 |
Alice Dingle |
Cancer |
69 |
12 November 2006 |
Adam Forsythe |
Hanged himself |
70 |
25 December 2006 |
Tom King |
Pushed out of a window by Carl King |
71 |
17 May 2007 |
Len Reynolds |
Heart attack |
72 |
1 August 2007 |
Colin McFarlane |
Natural causes |
73 |
27 September 2007 |
DCI Grace Barraclough |
Run over |
74 |
25 December 2007 |
Rosemary King |
[...] |
75 |
21 February 2008 |
Daniel Thomas |
Cot death |
76 |
18 November 2008 |
Donald De Souza |
Heart attack |
77 |
1 December 2008 |
Shane Doyle |
Murdered by Jasmine Thomas |
78 |
16 December 2008 |
Matthew King |
Van accident |
79 |
5 February 2009 |
Jack Sugden |
Heart attack |
80 |
14 January 2010 |
Mark Wylde |
Shot by his wife, Natasha |
See also
- Who Killed Tom King?
- List of major storylines in Emmerdale
- List of births, marriages and deaths in Hollyoaks
- List of births, marriages, and deaths in Coronation Street
External links
- Emmerdale funerals, official website