{"id":6706,"date":"2024-09-08T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=6706"},"modified":"2024-09-06T22:40:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T21:40:37","slug":"barton-family-tree-emmerdale-moira-john-james-emma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/barton-family-tree-emmerdale-moira-john-james-emma\/","title":{"rendered":"The Barton family tree: From Mucky Moira to tragic John, James and Emma"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Barton family in Emmerdale burst onto our screens in 2009. The brood were the brainchild of the then executive producer Gavin Blyth, who wanted to overhaul the show by bringing in a sexy, modern farming family.<\/p>

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The Bartons were originally a five piece, made up of farmer John, his wife Moira and their three teenage children \u2013 Holly, Adam and Hannah.<\/p>\n

Four years later saw the arrival of John\u2019s older brother James Barton, and his three sons, Pete, Ross and Finn. And then along came James\u2019s former wife, Emma \u2013 who definitely brought the drama with her.<\/p>\n

Like the ill-fated King family<\/a>, the Bartons rank up there with Emmerdale\u2019s most cursed clans. Half of them are now six feet under and only Moira and Matty (formerly Hannah) remain in the village flying the Barton flag.<\/p>

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Here\u2019s a breakdown of who is (or was) who in the brood and their major moments.<\/p>

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