Dawn Fletcher

Dawn Fletcher (née Taylor) is the wife of Billy Fletcher and mother of Lucas Taylor and Evan Fletcher, as well as the special guardian of Lucas' half-sister, Clemmie Reed. Dawn is also the daughter of Will Taylor and Rose Jackson, and the long lost daughter-figure of the late Harriet Finch.
==Biography==
===Backstory===
Dawn was born to Rose Jackson and Will Taylor. When Dawn was five years old, Rose walked out on her as she struggled with being a mother, leaving Will to raise Dawn as a single father. Will was a drug smuggler, and he was good at what he did as Dawn was unaware of her father's illegal occupation for most of her childhood. At some point, Will began dating a woman named Michelle, who became something of a mother figure to Dawn. Will and Michelle were in a relationship for five years until undercover police officer Michelle shopped Will and got him sent to prison.
As she had no other family who would take her in, Dawn was put in foster care for the remainder of her life as a minor. The constant change and instability in her life caused Dawn to turn to prostitution and drugs. She began a relationship with Alex Moore, resulting in the birth of her son Lucas, but as Dawn was unfit to raise him and he was taken into care. Also, Dawn was told that Will passed away in prison; his health had declined due to his inability to cope with his punishment.
===2018 to present: Arrival in Emmerdale===
Dawn met Ross Barton in April 2018 whilst trying to hunt down Simon McManus. Dawn was frightened by Ross and initially denied knowing a Simon. However, he managed to get the truth out of her - that Simon allowed her and her friends Connor and Lee to live at the house. She told him that Lee was the one who reported Simon, and she had also overheard Simon bragging. She told him about Lee's death - that they both had a bad day, got high, and Lee accidentally overdosed. She also told him about her son, who had been taken into care following her usage of drugs. Ross sympathised with her and gave her the drugs he had stolen from the Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery.
Dawn continued to flit in and out of Ross' life, coming into contact with his new acquaintance Ryan Stocks. Dawn's reputation preceded her as Ryan's biological and adoptive mothers sought to push Dawn away from him. Soon after, Dawn discovered Ross was on drugs too and tried to persuade Simon to back off as he was supplying him with them.
Fast-forward a few months, following Ross' departure from the village alongside his partner Rebecca White, Dawn showed up again in Emmerdale, now homeless, and she was taken in by Ross' brother Pete and his partner Rhona Goskirk, though Rhona was concerned about Dawn's presence around her son Leo. By this time, Dawn had mostly cleaned up her act and she was pleased that Ross had managed to turn his life around while moving to Liverpool. Dawn once more started seeing Ryan again, hinting at a possible relationship between them.
In December 2018, Dawn tried to kiss Pete when he comforted her over being estranged from her son. Pete then told Rhona, who confronted Dawn in the village café. An apprehensive Dawn proclaimed Rhona looked down on her and she never asked for the help she received, before pushing Rhona over and causing her to hit her head on a chair. Dawn subsequently fled but was caught by local vicar Harriet Finch while trying to get to the bus stop. Immediately, Dawn recognised Harriet as her former step-mother Michelle, but Harriet convinced all witnesses that it was a case of mistaken identity. Dawn subsequently confronted Harriet at the village church, relaying how Harriet shopped Will to the police and in turn ruined Dawn's life. Harriet explained that while she genuinely loved Will, she had a job to do and he was still a criminal, which Dawn found irrelevant since they were a happy family unit. Dawn made it known that she would bring Harriet down for her actions. 
In July 2022, Dawn discovered her former Best friend Beth Reed has passed away. She soon learned Beth’s seven-year-old daughter Clemmie had gone to live with Beth’s friend Jade, following her death. After Beth's funeral, Jade invited Dawn back to her house to celebrate Beth's life as she didn't have the money to pay for a wake and Dawn reluctantly agreed. At Jade's house, Dawn was left stunned when she found little Clemmie sleeping in a dog bed in the corner of the filthy kitchen. When Dawn returned to the living room to confront Jade about Clemmie, she found Jade shooting up heroin. Dawn refused to leave Clemmie in Jade's care so she took Clemmie home with her to Woodbine Cottage until she was removed from Dawns care after Harriet made a call to social services, only until then Dawn discovered Clemmie was Lucas’s half sister after Alex had an affair with Beth. 
In June 2023, Dawn found out she is pregnant with her husband, Billy Fletcher’s child. 
==Residences==
Address 	Duration
Dale View (squatting) 	Early-November 2018 to 22nd November 2018
Smithy Cottage (temporary) 	22nd November 2018 to 23rd November 2018
Dale View 	23rd November 2018 to 10th December 2018
Community Garden shed (temporary)	10th December 2018 to 12th December 2018
Smithy Cottage (temporary) 	12th December 2018 to 14th December 2018
Woodbine Cottage 	31st December 2018 to 16th May 2019
Friend's house (temporary) 	16th May 2019 to 29th May 2019
Cricket Pavilion (temporary) 	29th May 2019 to 31st May 2019
Woodbine Cottage 	31st May 2019 to 13th October 2019
Sleeping rough (temporary) 	13th October 2019 to 27th October 2019
Woodbine Cottage 	27th October 2019 to 15th July 2022
Home Farm 	15th July 2022 to 22nd September 2022
The Grange (temporary) 	22nd September 2022 to 23rd September 2022
Woodbine Cottage 	23rd September 2022 to 8th November 2022
Home Farm 	8th November 2022 to 26th August 2024
Holdgate Farm 	27th August 2024 to present
==See also==
*Full list of appearances
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