Margaret Sugden

Margaret "Maggie" Sugden (nee Oldroyd) was the wife of Joseph Sugden and mother to Jacob and Edward Sugden.
Maggie had a brother, Andrew. Following the death of their mother when Maggie was two, Maggie, Andrew and their father Albert Oldroyd became a close-knit family. However, Andrew died at some point prior to 1914, and Albert was deeply affected by his death.
In the 1910s, Maggie fell in love with Ralph Verney. Ralph's step-mother refused to allow them to marry. Ralph tried to convince Maggie to leave the country with him, but she rejected due to her father falling gravely ill. Ralph left regardless and his location was unknown.
Albert died in 1914 and during the funeral, Ralph returned unexpectedly. They embarked on an affair, but when they broke it off, Ava Bainbridge saw them and told Joe. Joe beat Maggie up and when her dog Toby leapt to her defence, he shot Toby dead before beating Maggie unconscious. Maggie refused to forgive Joe and decided to leave Joe for Ralph, who had offered to take her to live with him in New Zealand. However, when she went to see Ralph, she was informed that Ralph had enlisted in the war.
Edward died during World War II in 1941, and Maggie was left a widow when Joseph died in 1963. She later died the following year.
== Book appearances ==
* Christmas at Emmerdale
* Spring Comes to Emmerdale
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