103:). In the 1975 episode where the factory was burnt down, Ivy mentions that she is childless and her husband's name is "Jack"; before that, her husband was called "Wilf Tyldesley", and before that "Arthur". Jack himself made two appearances in 1975. By the time she became a street resident and a more regular character, her husband was named "Bert" and they had an adult son,
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1464:Anna Windass
1459:Mavis Wilton
1454:Derek Wilton
1429:Bill Webster
1424:Raquel Watts
1414:Annie Walker
1384:Elsie Tanner
1369:Percy Sugden
1334:Ena Sharples
1309:Stella Price
1289:Martin Platt
1239:Jerry Morton
1219:Joe McIntyre
1214:Liz McDonald
1204:Jim McDonald
1154:Blanche Hunt
1094:Frank Foster
1079:Fred Elliott
1044:Jackie Dobbs
999:Paul Clayton
974:Emma Brooker
964:Alan Bradley
954:Emily Bishop
919:Simon Barlow
914:Susan Barlow
909:Peter Barlow
899:Frank Barlow
889:Mike Baldwin
854:Lewis Archer
804:Tim Metcalfe
789:Gary Windass
784:Carla Connor
734:Maria Connor
719:Tyrone Dobbs
669:Nick Tilsley
659:Tracy Barlow
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533:. Their son
527:Laura Howard
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506:(until 1969)
485:H.V. Kershaw
464:Episode 1205
454:Episode 1107
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355:Mavis Wilton
305:Emily Nugent
281:Elsie Tanner
277:Lynne Perrie
265:Billy Walker
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180:Episode 1535
172:16 June 1971
170:Episode 1086
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113:Gail Tilsley
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1419:Curly Watts
1399:Beth Tinker
1394:Ivy Tilsley
1359:Luke Strong
1329:Maya Sharma
1324:Alf Roberts
1294:Sian Powers
1284:Kylie Platt
1259:Hilda Ogden
1189:Tara Mandal
1174:Ray Langton
1124:Katy Harris
1109:Cheryl Gray
1104:Tony Gordon
1099:Alec Gilroy
1089:Anne Foster
1054:Rob Donovan
1049:Molly Dobbs
1039:Marcus Dent
1034:Trevor Dean
1019:Paul Connor
1009:Liam Connor
1004:Norris Cole
994:Matt Carter
794:Mary Taylor
779:Ryan Connor
754:Adam Barlow
704:Roy Cropper
699:David Platt
689:Sarah Platt
649:Rita Tanner
531:Alan Howard
515:Mark Howard
504:Alan Howard
325:Helen Worth
321:Gail Potter
289:Alan Howard
285:Pat Phoenix
273:Ivy Tilsley
257:Ray Langton
249:Hilda Ogden
121:Don Brennan
117:Helen Worth
64:Ivy Tilsley
58:Ivy Tilsley
44:Tony Warren
1847:Categories
1344:John Stape
1279:Pat Phelan
1264:Stan Ogden
1254:Karl Munro
1244:Mel Morton
984:Julie Carp
924:Des Barnes
904:Ida Barlow
774:Amy Barlow
764:Sean Tully
724:Dev Alahan
654:Gail Platt
644:Ken Barlow
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565:References
393:Les Dennis
297:Ken Barlow
287:) husband
216:Occupation
36:soap opera
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1304:Eva Price
1184:Bet Lynch
759:Fiz Brown
446:1971–1972
428:character
219:Machinist
162:1971–1975
146:character
443:Duration
317:Liz Dawn
245:Fred Gee
241:Edna Gee
230:(?–1975)
228:Fred Gee
159:Duration
138:Edna Gee
131:Edna Gee
101:Liz Dawn
18:Edna Gee
578:YouTube
500:Husband
401:Cartmel
77:Brennan
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73:Nelson
543:Leeds
373:Riley
105:Brian
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