Dingle family

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The Dingles are a long-running, ever-expanding family who have appeared in Emmerdale since 1994. They are currently Emmerdale's largest family with 11 generations of known family members. 
Despite first appearing in 1994, 22 years into the soap's run, it was instantly stated that they had always lived in Emmerdale and were regulars at The Malt Shovel. By 1995, they were stated to had lived at Wishing Well Cottage for around thirty years. 
==Storylines==
===1990s===
Ben Dingle arrives in August 1994 and is the first Dingle to arrive to the show. He nearly kills Dave Glover, who is saved by Joe Sugden, and then began to fight Luke McAllister and Biff Fowler. While fighting Luke, he suddenly collapsed and was then pronounced dead from heart defect. After this, Ben's father Zak Dingle appeared, challenging Ned Glover to a bare-knuckle fight. The family later become a permanent figure in the Beckindale village, and lived at Wishing Well Cottage. The family were an instant nuisance from the onset, and took the quiet residents of Beckindale a run for their money. Originally the family comprised of parents Zak and Nellie Dingle and their children Butch, Sam and Tina.
The next bulky storyline involving the Dingles came along when their daughter Tina got romantically involved with Luke McAllister, the boy the Dingles believed was responsible for killing Ben. From the beginning, Tina was seeking revenge but both the Dingles and Luke himself were oblivious to this and believed that Tina was really seeking refuge with him. The relationship gradually evolved, and Tina announced that she was expecting Luke's baby and because of this the pair decided to get married with the ceremony taking place in July 1995. Luke's happiest day of his life turned out to be the most misadventure when Tina jilted him at the altar and proclaimed she never loved him. However, Luke was strong-willed that Tina was very much in love with him and seized her into his car one day. That car ride turned out to be the last day of Luke's life when Tina jumped out of the car and Luke ended up crashing and the car exploded killing him in the process.
From then onwards the Dingles had very much set their status in the village and the family gradually grew with arrivals of Mandy and Marlon Dingle, arriving in March 1995 and October 1996 respectively, who also became permanent fixtures. However, with arrivals, came the departures. Nellie decided that her marriage with Zak had come to a halt and returned to Ireland in December 1995 and a year later Tina decided to leave Emmerdale as well. This decade also saw the marriage of Zak Dingle and Lisa Clegg as well as the birth of their daughter Belle on Christmas Day 1998.
===2000s===
Early 2000 saw the death of Butch who got injured in a bus crash and died in hospital after a bedside wedding to Emily Wylie. With Butch's death, came the arrival of Zak's brother Shadrach and his son Cain, as well as distant cousin Charity who arrived for his funeral and became permanent residents in the village. Butch's death also sparked a feud between the Dingles and the Tates whom they blamed for the accident as the lorry causing the crash belonged to Tate Haulage. In November 2000, Cain's mother Faith briefly visited the village, dropping the bombshell that Cain was actually Zak's son and not Shadrach's. 
In 2002, Cain's sister Chastity arrived in the village, although she would only appear briefly until becoming a more permanent figure in 2003. Late 2002 also saw the arrival of 13-year-old Debbie Jones who was revealed to be Charity and Cain's daughter, resulting from a fling in their teens who was given up for adoption as a baby. 
===2010s===
==Family members==
Dick Dingle, earliest mentioned member of the Dingle Family
Abraham Dingle, married an unknown woman.
*Ebenezer Dingle, son of Abraham and an unknown woman; married Elspeth McGuire (1831).
**Jacob Dingle, son of Ebenezer and Elspeth; married Katherine Dingle (1850).
***Benidiah Dingle, son of Jacob and Katherine; married Margaret Dingle (1880).
****Isaac Dingle, son of Benidiah and Margaret; married an unknown woman.
*****Jonah Dingle, son of Isaac and an unknown woman; married a wife (1920).
******Jedediah Dingle, son of Jonah and an unknown woman; married Peg Dingle (1947).
*******Albert Dingle, son of Jedediah and Peg; married Delilah Dingle Sr. (1973).
********Marlon Dingle, son of Albert and Delilah; married Tricia Fisher (2003), Donna Windsor (2006), Laurel Thomas (2014), Jessie Grant (2019) and Rhona Goskirk (2022).
*********April Windsor, daughter of Marlon and Donna.
*********Leo Goskirk, son of Marlon and Rhona Goskirk.
********Eli Dingle, son of Albert and Delilah.
*******Shadrach Dingle, son of Jedediah and Peg; married Faith Miligan (1975).
********Chas Dingle, daughter of Shadrach and Faith; married Gordon Livesy, Dan Spencer (2012) and Paddy Kirk (2020).
*********Aaron Dingle, son of Chas and Gordon; married Robert Sugden (2018).
*********Grace Dingle, daughter of Chas and Paddy Kirk.
*********Eve Dingle, daughter of Chas and Paddy Kirk.
********Gennie Walker, biological daughter of Shadrach and Shirley Pascoe, adopted by Brenda Walker; married Nikhil Sharma (2013).
*********Molly Sharma, daughter of Gennie and Nikhil.
*******Zak Dingle, son of Jedediah and Peg; married Nellie Lynch (1970), Lisa Clegg (1998 & 2019) and Joanie Wright (2016).
********Nathan Dingle, son of Zak and Nellie; married an unknown woman (1989).
********Butch Dingle, son of Zak and Nellie; married Mandy Dingle (1998) and Emily Wylie (2000).
********Ben Dingle, son of Zak and Nellie.
********Cain Dingle, son of Zak and Faith Dingle; married Moira Barton (2014).
*********Debbie Dingle, daughter of Cain and Charity Dingle; adopted by Pat Jones; married Pete Barton (2015).
**********Sarah Sugden, daughter of Debbie and Andy Sugden.
**********Jack Sugden, son of Debbie and Andy Sugden.
*********Nate Robinson, son of Cain and Cara Robinson; married Tracy Metcalfe (2023).
**********Frankie Robinson, daughter of Nate Robinson and Tracy Metcalfe.
*********Kyle Winchester, son of Cain and Amy Wyatt; adopted by Tom and Karen Winchester.
*********Isaac Dingle, son of Cain and Moira.
********Sam Dingle, son of Zak and Nellie; married Alice Wilson (2006) and Lydia Hart (2020).
*********Samson Dingle, son of Sam and Alice.
**********Esther Spencer, daughter of Samson and Amelia Spencer.
********Tina Dingle, daughter of Zak and Nellie; married an unknown man (1997).
*********Vinny Dingle, son of Tina Dingle and Paul Ashdale; raised by Mandy Dingle; married Liv Flaherty (2022) 
********Belle Dingle, daughter of Zak and Lisa; married Thomas King (2024).
*******Caleb Dingle, son of Jedediah and Peg; married Vera-Lynn Dingle and an unknown woman.
********Mandy Dingle, daughter of Caleb and Vera-Lynn; married Butch Dingle (1998) and Paddy Kirk (1999 & 2024).
*******Ezra Dingle, son of Jedediah and Peg; married Gwen Dingle (1979).
********Unnamed son of Ezra and Gwen.
********Unnamed daughter of Ezra and Gwen.
*******Zebediah Dingle, son of Jedediah and Peg; married Colleen Dingle.
********Delilah Dingle, daughter of Zebediah and Colleen.
********Lilith Dingle, daughter of Zebediah and Colleen.
*********Luke Dingle, son of Lilith and an unknown man.
*********Mark Dingle, son of Lilith and an unknown man.
*********Matthew Dingle, son of Lilith and an unknown man.
*********Jon Dingle, daughter of Lilith and an unknown man.
********Job Dingle, son of Zebediah and Colleen.
******Bert Dingle, son of Jonah and an unknown woman; married Jessie Dingle (1948).
*******Obadiah Dingle, son of Bert and Jessie; married Kathleen Dingle.
********Charity Dingle, daughter of Obadiah and Kathleen; married Chris Tate (2001), Jai Sharma (2012), Declan Macey (2014) and Mackenzie Boyd (2023).
*********Debbie Dingle, daughter of Cain and Charity Dingle; adopted by Pat Jones; married Pete Barton (2015).
**********Sarah Sugden daughter of Debbie and Andy Sugden.
**********Jack Sugden, son of Debbie and Andy Sugden.
*********Ryan Stocks, son of Charity and Mark Bails; adopted by Irene and Mr Stocks.
**********Oscar Grisham, son of Ryan and Gail Loman; adopted by Sophie Grisham.
*********Noah Dingle, son of Charity and Chris. 
*********Moses Dingle, son of Charity and Ross Barton.
*********Johnny Woodfield, son of Vanessa Woodfield and Kirin Kotecha; adopted by Charity.
*******Elvis Dingle, son of Bert and Jessie; married Marilyn Dingle.
********Daniel Dingle, son of Elvis and Marilyn.
********Brando Dingle, son of Elvis and Marilyn.
*******Solomon Dingle, son of Bert and Jessie.
********Mystic Dingle, son of Solomon and Jessie.
********Moses Dingle, son of Solomon and Jessie.
********Smudge Dingle, son of Solomon and Jessie.
********Adam Dingle, son of Solomon and Jessie.
*****Nebuchadnezzar Dingle, son of Isaac and an unknown woman.
*****Isaac Dingle II, son of Isaac and an unknown woman.
*****Jehosophat Dingle, son of Isaac and an unknown woman.
*****Jezebel Dingle, son of Isaac and an unknown woman.
**Methusalah Dingle, son of Ebenezer and Elspeth.
*Nathaniel Dingle, son of Abraham and an unknown woman.
*Harold Dingle, son of Abraham and an unknown woman.
=== Mick Dingle's branch ===
*Unknown Dingle
**Unknown Dingle
***Mick Dingle, married to Rose Haywood
***Levi Dingle, married to Cora Ramage
***Nat Dingle, married to Molly Dingle
***at least two sisters
**Amos Dingle
***Adam Dingle
***Jonah Dingle, married to Dot Colton
****Jed Dingle, son of Jonah and Dot
It is unknown where Tallulah Dingle, Dave Dingle, Tubby Dingle, Josiah Dingle, Uncle Heather Dingle, Hamish Dingle, Maud Dingle, Crocodile Dingle, Wendy Dingle, Jed Dingle, Donald Dingle, Cracco Dingle, Giuseppe Dingle, Charlene Dingle, Mantha Dingle, Lazarus Dingle, Eliakim Dingle, Goliath Dingle and Bob Dingle fit into the tree.
Gad Dingle (died 2023) also fits somewhere into the tree, being a great uncle of both Mandy and Sam Dingle. He was banished from the family in the 1990s for an unknown reason. The only person who spoke to him was Drusilla, whose position in the tree is also a mystery.
==Key dates==
===Births===
*1832 - Jacob Dingle
*1921 - Jedediah Dingle
*1930 - Peg Dingle
*20th January 1946 - Albert Dingle
*22nd July 1948 - Shadrach Dingle
*19th January 1952 - Zak Dingle
*18th February 1956 - Lisa Greaser
*16th June 1957 - Faith Miligan
*11th December 1963 - Chris Tate
*1st July 1969 - Paddy Kirk
*25th April 1971 - Moira Boyd
*23rd August 1972 - Butch Dingle
*18th February 1974 - Ben Dingle
*20th March 1974 - Marlon Dingle
*31st May 1974 - Laurel Potts
*30th November 1974 - Cain Dingle
*30th April 1975 - Emily Wylie
*9th January 1976 - Charity Dingle
*9th April 1976 - Rhona Goskirk
*5th June 1976 - Tricia Stokes
*1st March 1977 - Mandy Dingle
*10th May 1977 - Alice Wilson
*16th August 1977 - Sam Dingle
*1978 - Tina Dingle
*23rd February 1978 - Chas Dingle
*19th April 1980 - Eli Dingle
*c.1981 - Nikhil Sharma
*31st December 1985 - Donna Windsor
*22nd April 1986 - Robert Sugden
*8th October 1986 - Pete Barton
*15th November 1987 - Genesis Pascoe
*9th September 1989 - Tracy Shankley
*26th October 1989 - Debbie Jones
*31st December 1990 - Ryan Stocks
*27th April 1991 - Nate Robinson
*5th January 1992 - Aaron Livesy
*9th September 1996 - Thomas King
*21st November 1996 - Matthew and Mark Dingle
*25th December 1998 - Belle Dingle
*2001 - Vinny Dingle
*16th February 2002 - Liv Flaherty
*1st March 2004 - Noah Tate
*31st May 2004 - Brando Dingle
*6th June 2005 - Sarah Sugden Jr.
*12th January 2006 - Samson Dingle
*13th August 2009 - April Windsor
*2010 - Oscar Grisham
*31st May 2011 - Leo Goskirk
*1st December 2011 - Kyle Wyatt
*17th October 2012 - Jack Sugden Jr. and Molly Sharma
*11th June 2015 - Moses Dingle
*11th September 2015 - Johnny Woodfield
*2nd October 2017 - Isaac Dingle
*1st October 2018 - Grace Dingle
*23rd October 2019 - Eve Dingle
*25th February 2021 - Frankie Robinson
*17th October 2022 - Esther Spencer
===Marriages===
*1831 - Ebenezer Dingle and Elspeth McGuire
*1850 - Jacob Dingle and Katherine Dingle
*1880 - Benidiah Dingle and Margaret Dingle
*1920 - Jonah Dingle and Dot Colton
*1947 - Jedediah Dingle and Peg Dingle
*1948 - Bert Dingle and Jessie Dingle
*1970 - Zak Dingle and Nellie Lynch
*1973 - Albert Dingle and Delilah Dingle Sr.
*1975 - Shadrach Dingle and Faith Miligan
*1979 - Ezra Dingle and Gwen Dingle
*28th January 1998 - Zak Dingle and Lisa Clegg
*11th November 1998 - Butch and Mandy Dingle
*13th October 1999 - Mandy Dingle and Paddy Kirk
*24th March 2000 - Butch Dingle and Emily Wylie
*27th November 2001 - Charity Dingle and Chris Tate
*14th February 2003 - Marlon Dingle and Tricia Fisher
*16th February 2006 - Marlon Dingle and Donna Windsor
*24th April 2006 - Sam Dingle and Alice Wilson
*26th January 2012 - Charity Tate and Jai Sharma
*15th October 2012 - Chas Dingle and Dan Spencer
*15th April 2013 - Genesis Walker and Nikhil Sharma
*15th May 2014 - Cain Dingle and Moira Barton; Charity Dingle and Declan Macey
*11th September 2014 - Marlon Dingle and Laurel Thomas
*4th August 2015 - Debbie Dingle and Pete Barton
*9th August 2016 - Zak Dingle and Joanie Wright
*5th October 2018 - Aaron Dingle and Robert Sugden
*7th January 2019 - Marlon Dingle and Jessie Grant
*23rd May 2019 - Zak Dingle and Lisa Dingle (second marriage)
*15th/17th April 2020 - Sam Dingle and Lydia Hart
*25th December 2020 - Chas Dingle and Paddy Kirk
*24th February 2022 - Vinny Dingle and Liv Flaherty
*11th August 2022 - Marlon Dingle and Rhona Goskirk
*20th April 2023 - Charity Dingle and Mackenzie Boyd
*4th July 2023 - Nate Robinson and Tracy Metcalfe
*15th February 2024 - Belle Dingle and Thomas King
*15th August 2024 - Mandy and Paddy Dingle
===Deaths===
*1872 - Dick Dingle
*1916 - Nat Dingle
*1920 - Levi Dingle
*9th August 1994 - Ben Dingle
*24th March 2000 - Butch Dingle
*17th December 2002 - Jedediah Dingle
*17th September 2003 - Chris Tate
*8th January 2004 - Tricia Dingle
*31st July 2006 - Alice Dingle
*23rd July 2010 - Shadrach Dingle
*25th July 2013 - Genesis Walker
*14th August 2014 - Donna Windsor
*12th May 2016 - Gordon Livesy
*30th January 2017 - Joanie Dingle
*1st October 2018 - Grace Dingle
*23rd May 2019 - Lisa Dingle
*1st April 2021 - Paul Ashdale
*13th October 2022 - Faith Dingle
*16th October 2022 - Liv Dingle
*14th October 2024 - Zak Dingle
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