Dingle family
The Dingles are a family in the British soap Emmerdale. They were originally introduced in 1994 and were first portrayed as a family of local thugs, but were quickly changed into lovable rogues. Known for having a large extended family, almost all members of the family have Biblical names and often get into trouble with the law.
Family Tree
- Jonah Dingle, married Unknown Woman (1920–61)
- Jedediah Dingle (deceased), married Peg (1947–2002)
- Shadrach Dingle (deceased), married Faith (1975–99) (divorced)
- Chas Dingle, married Gordon Livesy (1996–2001) (divorced) and Dan Spencer (2012–13) (divorced)
- Aaron Livesy, son of Chas and Gordon
- Genesis Walker (deceased), daughter of Shadrach and Shirley Pascoe, married Nikhil Sharma (2013)
- Molly Sharma, daughter of Genesis and Nikhil.
- Chas Dingle, married Gordon Livesy (1996–2001) (divorced) and Dan Spencer (2012–13) (divorced)
- Albert Dingle, married Delilah Dingle (1973–94)
- Marlon Dingle, son of Albert and Delilah, married Tricia Fisher (2003–04; deceased), Donna Windsor (2006–09; divorced; deceased) and Laurel Thomas (2014–15; divorced)
- April Windsor, daughter of Marlon Dingle and Donna Windsor
- Leo Goskirk, son of Marlon Dingle and Rhona Goskirk
- Eli Dingle, son of Albert and Delilah
- Marlon Dingle, son of Albert and Delilah, married Tricia Fisher (2003–04; deceased), Donna Windsor (2006–09; divorced; deceased) and Laurel Thomas (2014–15; divorced)
- Zak Dingle, married Nellie Lynch (1970–97) (divorced) and Lisa Clegg (1998–2016; divorced)
- Nathan Dingle, son of Zak and Nellie, married Unknown Woman
- Butch Dingle (deceased), son of Zak and Nellie Dingle, married Mandy Dingle (1998–99; divorced) and Emily Wylie (2000)
- Ben Dingle (deceased), son of Zak and Nellie
- Cain Dingle, son of Zak and Faith, married Moira Barton (2014—)
- Debbie Dingle, daughter of Cain and Charity Dingle, married Pete Barton (2015–16; divorced)
- Sarah Sugden, daughter of Debbie and Andy Sugden
- Jack Sugden, son of Debbie and Andy Sugden
- Kyle Wyatt, son of Cain and Amy Wyatt
- Debbie Dingle, daughter of Cain and Charity Dingle, married Pete Barton (2015–16; divorced)
- Sam Dingle, son of Zak and Nellie, married Alice Wilson (2006; deceased)
- Samson Dingle , son of Sam and Alice
- Tina Dingle, daughter of Zak and Nellie, married Unknown Man
- Belle Dingle, daughter of Zak and Lisa
- Caleb Dingle, married Vera-Lynn (1976–78) and Unknown Woman (1979—)
- Mandy Dingle, daughter of Caleb and Vera-Lynn, married Butch Dingle (1998–99; divorced) and Paddy Kirk (1999–2001; divorced)
- Ezra Dingle, married Gwen (1979—)
- Unknown Son
- Unknown Daughter
- Unknown Daughter
- Zebediah Dingle, married Colleen (1975—)
- Lilith Dingle
- Luke Dingle, son of Lilith and an Unnamed Man
- Mark Dingle, son of Lilith and Unnamed Man
- Matthew Dingle, son of Lilith and Unnamed Man
- Jon Dingle, daughter of Lilith and Unnamed Man
- Delilah Dingle
- Lilith Dingle
- Shadrach Dingle (deceased), married Faith (1975–99) (divorced)
- Bert Dingle, married Jessie (1948—)
- Obadiah Dingle, married Kathleen (1974—)
- Charity Dingle, married Chris Tate (2001–03; deceased), Jai Sharma (2012–14) (divorced) and Declan Macey (2014-15) (Divorced)
- Debbie Dingle, daughter of Charity Dingle and Cain Dingle, married Pete Barton (2015–16; divorced)
- Sarah Sugden, daughter of Debbie and Andy Sugden
- Jack Sugden, son of Debbie and Andy Sugden
- Noah Dingle, son of Charity and Chris
- Moses Dingle, son of Charity and Ross Barton
- Debbie Dingle, daughter of Charity Dingle and Cain Dingle, married Pete Barton (2015–16; divorced)
- Charity Dingle, married Chris Tate (2001–03; deceased), Jai Sharma (2012–14) (divorced) and Declan Macey (2014-15) (Divorced)
- Solomon Dingle
- Elvis Dingle, married Marilyn (1994—)
- Daniel Dingle
- Brando Dingle
- Obadiah Dingle, married Kathleen (1974—)
- Jedediah Dingle (deceased), married Peg (1947–2002)
Lulu Dingle has also appeared in the show, but it is not clear where she fits into the family tree.
Storylines
2010s
In January 2016, Aaron revealed his secret to Robert that he was repeatedly raped by his father Gordon Livesy when he was a child. Aaron explained to Robert the first time he was raped when he was 8 years old, Gordon had to do it to punished him and the abuse carry on until Gordon kicked him out for hitting his second wife Sandra. 2 weeks later, Aaron finally told Chas about his rape. Aaron broken down as he explained to her the detail about what happened when Gordon raped him. The next day, Chas visits Gordon and confronts him, Gordon denies the accusation but when Chas was about to leave, Gordon pinning Chas against a wall, threatens her and show his true colour; he did raped Aaron. When Chas returns, Chas told Aaron, Gordon admits to raped him and then when Cain arrived, Chas told him about Gordon abusing Aaron. Cain drove to Gordon's house when he plans a revenge on Gordon for what he did to Aaron. The next day, Cain goes to Gordon's house, wrecked his house and punches Gordon when he returns and ties him up. Later, when he wakes up, he finds out that Cain is going to drug him and forces him to drink vodka and take Chas' sleeping pills to make it look like he was trying to take his own life. Gordon riles Cain up so much that he picks up a chair intending to beat Gordon with it, but Aaron and Chas arrive in the nick of time to stop him. Aaron told Cain he stops Cain from killing Gordon and tells him that he wants to call the police. When Aaron and Chas went to the police station to report Gordon, Cain told Lisa, Belle, Marlon, Sam, Paddy and Adam about Gordon raping Aaron.
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