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List of deaths in Emmerdale

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Notice the discrepancies is Jacob Sugden's death date and the "moving headstone"?

Over the years there has been 102 deaths in Emmerdale Farm/Emmerdale since 1972. This is a list of deaths in the show since then, including w:c:emmerdale:Jacob Sugden, while he died 6 days before the show began, his funeral opened up the series on 24 October 1972.

This list also includes unseen characters and offscreen deaths, these are marked with an asterix*.

Deaths in Emmerdale Farm/Emmerdale[]

Name Date of death cause of death age when died
w:c:emmerdale:Jacob Sugden * 16 October 1972 Pneumonia 56
Sharon dingle * 30 January 1973 Fell down the window by w:c:emmerdale:Jim Latimer 19
ian. sugden 3 February 1973 Cervical fracture from the storm 48
Peggy dingle 16 July 1973 Brian haemorrhage 25
DC Luke October 1973 Liver failure 30
Tommy sugden 7 May 1974 Fell down the road 56
Wallis dingle 21 January 1975 Pneumonia 72
Sam dingle and Sally sugden 13 January 1976 Railway accident 4
Beattie dingle 13 January 1976 Railway accident About 65
w:c:emmerdale:Bella Ryland * 8 March 1976 Cancer About 50
Percy sugden 7 apr 1977 Old age 84
Winne dingle 21 June 1977 Suicide by gunshot 53
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September 1978 Natural 68
Rapi dingle 518) 12 April 1979 Run over by motorbike Unk
Harry Munrorpe 13 May 1980 Heart attack About 75
sappy surgh willans 9 February 1981 Tractor accident Unk
Sam retal 27 November 1984 Old age 84
Jean surgh Willas December 1984 Assisted suicide Unk
Harl matal 23 January 1986 Beaten to death by w:c:emmerdale:Derek Warner About 55
Pat Sugden/dingle 26 August 1986 Car crash 42
w:c:emmerdale:Mr Metcalfe 5 November 1987 Heart attack About 70
w:c:emmerdale:Steve Fuller * 14 November 1988 Killed by a falling tree About 42
w:c:emmerdale:Denis Rigg 6 July 1989 Crushed by a bull 49
w:c:emmerdale:Jackie Merrick 16 August 1989 Gunshot wound 24
w:c:emmerdale:Pete Whiteley 16 August 1990 Run over by w:c:emmerdale:Kate Sugden 27
Paolo Rosetti * 1 January 1991 Shot by an unknown assailant Unk
Bill Whiteley * 30 July 1991 Old age 72
Henry Wilks * 3 October 1991 Heart attack 69
w:c:emmerdale:Meg Armstrong * 2 February 1993 Stroke 58
w:c:emmerdale:Wally Eagleton * November 1993 Unknown 66
Mark Hughes * 30 December 1993 Crushed by falling wall during plane crash 20
w:c:emmerdale:Elizabeth Pollard * 30 December 1993 Struck by debris from plane crash 46
w:c:emmerdale:Leonard Kempinski 30 December 1993 Car crash caused by part of the plane About 78
w:c:emmerdale:Archie Brooks 30 December 1993 Vapourised by aviation fuel from plane crash 30
w:c:emmerdale:Shirley Turner 7 June 1994 Shot by w:c:emmerdale:Reg Dawson Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Reg Dawson 7 June 1994 Shot by police About 40
w:c:emmerdale:Ben Dingle 9 August 1994 Heart defect 20
w:c:emmerdale:Alice Wood * 13 December 1994 Old age Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden * 6 June 1995 Car accident in Spain 46
w:c:emmerdale:Luke McAllister 1 August 1995 Car accident 19
w:c:emmerdale:Jed Connell 11 April 1996 Shot by w:c:emmerdale:Nick Bates Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Granny Hopwood * 22 August 1996 Old age Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Dave Glover 26 December 1996 Burned to death 23
w:c:emmerdale:Ron Hudson * 8 May 1997 Huntingdons disease Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Frank Tate 27 May 1997 Heart attack 59
w:c:emmerdale:Kate Sugden * 30 July 1997 Brain haemorrhage 45
w:c:emmerdale:Linda Fowler 21 October 1997 Car crash 19
w:c:emmerdale:Lord Alex Oakwell 1998 Fell off a roof Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Vic Windsor 25 December 1998 Head injury during fight with w:c:emmerdale:Billy Hopwood 40
w:c:emmerdale:Rachel Hughes 11th May 1999 Pushed off a cliff by w:c:emmerdale:Graham Clark 27
w:c:emmerdale:Liam Hammond 11th November 1999 Shot by w:c:emmerdale:Zoe Tate 38
w:c:emmerdale:Graham Clark 18th February 2000 Car accident 29
w:c:emmerdale:Pete Collins 20 March 2000 Bus crash 25
Bob Simmons 20 March 2000 Bus crash 57
w:c:emmerdale:Butch Dingle 24 March 2000 Ruptured liver caused by bus crash 27
Sarah mcbride 16 November 2000 Fell down the stairs by lisa dingle 49
w:c:emmerdale:Jean Strickland 10th September 2001 Run over by w:c:emmerdale:Marc Reynolds 47
w:c:emmerdale:Edith Weatherall * 16th September 2002 Old age Unk
w:c:emmerdale:DC Adrien Collins 22 November 2002 Push into floorboards Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Angie Reynolds 22 November 2002 Car accident 37
w:c:emmerdale:Jedediah Dingle 17 December 2002 Old age 81
w:c:emmerdale:Tony Bell * 25 December 2002 Stabbed by w:c:emmerdale:Ray Mullan Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Ray Mullan 25 December 2002 Struck in self defense by w:c:emmerdale:Louise Appleton 46
w:c:emmerdale:Chris Tate 17 September 2003 Suicide by medication overdose 39
w:c:emmerdale:Tricia Dingle 8 January 2004 Injuries sustained after being crushed by falling bricks. 27
w:c:emmerdale:Paul Marsden 6 July 2004 Fell off a roof About 25
w:c:emmerdale:Roger Dyson 24 November 2004 Heart attack Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Shelley Williams 17 March 2005 Drowned Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Max King 2 October 2005 Car crash 25
w:c:emmerdale:Seth Armstrong * 30 October 2005 Heart attack 78
w:c:emmerdale:Brian Addyman * 27 February 2006 Car accident Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Terence Turner 13 April 2006 Stuck over the head with a fire extinguisher by w:c:emmerdale:Dr Adam Forsythe 53
w:c:emmerdale:Noreen Bell 13 July 2006 House collapse Unk
w:c:emmerdale:David Brown 13 July 2006 House collapse Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Dawn Woods 14 July 2006 Injuries sustained in house collapse 22
w:c:emmerdale:Alice Dingle 31 July 2006 Morphine overdose 29
w:c:emmerdale:Dr Adam Forsythe * 12 November 2006 Suicide by hanging About 45
w:c:emmerdale:Tom King 25 December 2006 Pushed out of a window by w:c:emmerdale:Carl King 67
w:c:emmerdale:Len Reynolds 17 May 2007 Heart attack 70
w:c:emmerdale:Colin McFarlane 1 August 2007 Natural causes Unk
DCI Grace Barraclough 27 September 2007 Run over by a lorry Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Rosemary King 25 December 2007 Suicide by gunshot 61
w:c:emmerdale:Daniel Thomas 21 February 2008 Cot death 0
w:c:emmerdale:Donald De Souza 18 November 2008 Heart attack 75
w:c:emmerdale:Shane Doyle 1 December 2008 Struck over the head with a chair leg by w:c:emmerdale:Jasmine Thomas 28
w:c:emmerdale:Matthew King 16 December 2008 Car accident 40
w:c:emmerdale:Jack Sugden* 5 February 2009 Heart attack 61
w:c:emmerdale:Mark Wylde 14 January 2010 Shot by w:c:emmerdale:Natasha Wylde 50
w:c:emmerdale:Shadrach Dingle 23 July 2010 Drowned 62
w:c:emmerdale:Terry Woods 13 January 2011 Fire started by Nick Henshall 53
w:c:emmerdale:Viv Hope 13 January 2011 Fire started by Nick Henshall 54
scotland aillen 14 February 2011 Drowned trying to save viv and terry About 50
w:c:emmerdale:Jackson Walsh 7th June 2011 Assisted suicide 21
w:c:emmerdale:Mia Macey* 8 November 2011 Car accident 19
w:c:emmerdale:John Barton 16 February 2012 Car accident 41
w:c:emmerdale:Carl King 17th October about2012 Hit with a brick by w:c:emmerdale:Cameron Murray 39
w:c:emmerdale:Alex Moss* 24 December 2012 Murdered by w:c:emmerdale:Cameron Murray 21
w:c:emmerdale:Gennie Walker 25 July 2013 Suffocated by w:c:emmerdale:Cameron Murray 25
w:c:emmerdale:Cameron Murray 17th October 2013 Drowned after being Electrocuted while fighting Debbie, Chas and Marlon 40
w:c:emmerdale:Alan Turner* 24 October 2013 Old age 78
w:c:emmerdale:Gemma Andrews 4 March 2014 Brain injury 15
Donna Windsor 14 August 2014 Jumped from a multi-storey car park 28
w:c:emmerdale:Gary North 14 August 2014 Fell from a multi-storey car park whilst handcuffed to Donna Windsor. About 40
w:c:emmerdale:Robbie Lawson 25th September 2014 Shot with a flare gun by w:c:emmerdale:Declan Macey 24
w:c:emmerdale:Katie Sugden 5th February 2015 Stabed by rob hamnosn during the fight she was trying to get the phone 28
w:c:emmerdale:Hilary Potts* 16th July 2015 Heart failure 66
w:c:emmerdale:Ruby Haswell 4th August 2015 Slashed across the abdomen by a helicopter blade 37
w:c:emmerdale:Val Pollard 4th August 2015 Impaled with a shard of glass 58
w:c:emmerdale:Suzie 3rd September 2015 Natural causes Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Tess Harris 11th February 2016 Struck by a car driven by Kirin Kotecha 42
w:c:emmerdale:Dylan* 18th May 2016 Pneumonia Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Holly Barton 29th September 2016 Heroin overdose 25
w:c:emmerdale:James Barton 21st October 2016 Major trauma after being pushed off a bridge by Emma Barton 49
w:c:emmerdale:Joanie Wright 30th January 2017 Cardiac arrest Unk
w:c:emmerdale:Ashley Thomas 7th April 2017 Pneumonia caused by vascular dementia 55
w:c:emmerdale:Finn Barton 5th October 2017 Cardiac arrest after accidentally being shot by Emma Barton 25
w:c:emmerdale:Emma Barton 6th October 2017 Pushed off a viaduct by w:c:emmerdale:Moira Dingle 49
w:c:emmerdale:Mrs Dumphreys 9th November 2017 Natural causes 87
w:c:emmerdale:Lawrence White 11th January 2018 Car Crash Caused By w:c:emmerdale:Lachlan White 74
w:c:emmerdale:Chrissie White 11th January 2018 Injury's From Car Crash Caused By w:c:emmerdale:Lachlan White 37
w:c:emmerdale:Gerry Roberts 17th May 2018 Crushed With A Rock By w:c:emmerdale:Lachlan White 19
w:c:emmerdale:Paul Tozer* 13th July 2018 Murdered By w:c:emmerdale:Lachlan White Unknown
w:c:emmerdale:Grace Dingle 1st October 2018 Biateral Renal Agenesis 0
w:c:emmerdale:Lisa Dingle 23rd May 2019 Amyloidosis 63
w:c:emmerdale:Frank Clayton 1st August 2019 Factory Explosion caused by Amy and w:c:emmerdale:Kerry Wyatt Unknown
w:c:emmerdale:Rachel Breckle* September 2019 Heart Failure 35
Lee Posner* 15th October 2019 Intracerebral Haemorrhage after being wacked with a shovel by w:c:emmerdale:Robert Sugden Unknown
Nadine Butler* Prior To 2020 Trapped In A Car Full Of Carbon Monoxide Fumes By w:c:emmerdale:Meena Jutla Unknown
w:c:emmerdale:Graham Foster 24th January 2020 Bludgeoned With A Torch By w:c:emmerdale:Pierce Harris Unknown
Sandy Thomas * 5th Feburary 2020 Old Age 86
Mark Malone 19th August 2020 Shot by w:c:emmerdale:Dawn Taylor Unknown
Annie Sugden* August 2020 Old Age 100
w:c:emmerdale:Paul Ashdale 1st April

2021

Injuries From Barn Explosion 51
w:c:emmerdale:Leanna Cavanagh 9th July

2021

Pushed Off A Bridge By w:c:emmerdale:Meena Jutla 18
w:c:emmerdale:Andrea Tate 21st October 2021 Got Trapped In A Burning Maze After Being Attacked By w:c:emmerdale:Meena Jutla 31
w:c:emmerdale:Ben Tucker 25th November 2021 Bludgeoned With A Wooden Oar By w:c:emmerdale:Meena Jutla Unknown
w:c:emmerdale:Irene Stocks* 24th January 2022 Heart Problems Unknown
w:c:emmerdale:Pierce Harris* 4th February 2022 Cancer 41
w:c:emmerdale:Faith Dingle 13th October 2022 Suicide; via morphine overdose 65
w:c:emmerdale:Harriet Finch 17th October 2022 Crashed and then was crushed by her quad bike that then exploded 53

Deaths mentioned during the serial run but happened before 1972[]

Since 1972, several relatives of characters have been mentioned as having died before 1972 when the serial began. Here is a list of these unseen characters, and relation to the character seen in the series.

Name Date of Death Relation to regular character Age, if mentioned
w:c:emmerdale:Samuel Gough 1801 4xgreat grandfather of w:c:emmerdale:Sam Pearson Unknown
w:c:emmerdale:Elizabeth Gough 1801 4xgreat grandmother of w:c:emmerdale:Sam Pearson Unknown
w:c:emmerdale:Hannah Elizabeth Gough 1803 3xgreat grandmother of w:c:emmerdale:Sam Pearson 19
w:c:emmerdale:Joshua Sugden 1855 3xgreat grandfather of w:c:emmerdale:Jack Sugden and w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden About 22
w:c:emmerdale:Orton Sugden 1908 2xgreat grandfather of w:c:emmerdale:Jack Sugden and w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden About 55
w:c:emmerdale:Isaac Dingle 1922 Great grandfather of w:c:emmerdale:Zak Dingle Unknown
w:c:emmerdale:Millie Verney 1938 Wife of w:c:emmerdale:George Verney About 25
w:c:emmerdale:Mary Nelson 1938 Wife of w:c:emmerdale:Charlie Nelson About 22
w:c:emmerdale:Edward Sugden 941 Uncle of w:c:emmerdale:Jack Sugden and w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden 21
w:c:emmerdale:Mr Merrick About 1945 Father of w:c:emmerdale:Tom Merrick About 30
w:c:emmerdale:Jeremiah Braithwaite 1945 Uncle of w:c:emmerdale:Arthur Braithwaite 104
w:c:emmerdale:Mrs Merrick About 1962 Mother of w:c:emmerdale:Tom Merrick About 45
w:c:emmerdale:Joseph Sugden 1963 Grandfather of Jack and w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden About 80
w:c:emmerdale:Margaret Sugden 1964 Grandmother of Jack and w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden About 80
w:c:emmerdale:Grace Pearson About 1968 Mother of w:c:emmerdale:Annie Sugden About 70
w:c:emmerdale:Maggie Wilks 1971 Wife of w:c:emmerdale:Henry Wilks About 50
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