Orton Sugden was an unseen character in Emmerdale and the paternal grandfather of w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Jacob Sugden.
Biography[]
Orton Sugden was born in about 1853 at Emmerdale Farm, Beckindale, Yorkshire to w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Joshua Sugden and his wife. In 1854 Joshua Sugden was conscripted into the Army and was killed in action in the Crimean War in 1855. He had sacrificed his life for the fellow soldier who was a member of The Verney Family.
Orton married and they had a son Joseph Sugden in about 1885. In 1908, Orton decided to emigrate to Australia with the family but he died on the voyage while the ship was sailing around South Africa. Joseph was grown up by the time so remained in England.
Orton's story was told in a 1979 TV Times edition dedicated to the series Emmerdale Farm.
Family[]
Father w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Joshua Sugden
Spouse w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Unknown Woman
Children w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Joseph Sugden (c1890)
Grandchildren w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Jacob Sugden, w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Edward Sugden
Great grandchildren w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Jack Sugden, w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Peggy Skilbeck, w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden
Great, great grandchildren w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Jackie Merrick, w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Robert Sugden, w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Victoria Sugden, w:c:emmerdale:w:c:emmerdale:Samuel and Sally Skilbeck