Coronation Street Barlow family tree: How are Ken, Peter, Tracy and Simon Barlow related?
CORONATION STREET wouldn’t be the same without the Barlow family. But how are Ken, Peter, Tracy and Simon Barlow related in the ITV soap?
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The Barlow family, lead by Ken Barlow (played by William Roache) is perhaps Coronation Street’s most iconic family. Coronation Street on ITV has featured four generations of Barlows since the show began in 1960. Ken, Peter (Chris Gascoyne), Tracy (Kate Ford) and Simon (Alex Bain), however, represent three branches of the Barlow family tree.
How are Ken, Peter, Tracy and Simon Barlow related?
Unlike other more complicated Coronation Street family trees, the links between the Barlows are more straightforward.
Ken Barlow
Ken is the father of Peter Barlow and Tracy McDonald, though they both have different mothers and birth fathers.
Peter Barlow
Peter is the son of Ken and Valerie Barlow (Anne Reid), who were married on the show from 1961-71 and gave birth to Peter and his twin sister Susan (last played by Joanna Foster), who died in 2001.
Tracy McDonald
Tracy, meanwhile, is the daughter of Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) and Ray Langton (Neville Buswell), though she was later adopted by Ken.
This family situation makes Peter and Tracy half-siblings in Coronation Street.
Simon Barlow
Simon, meanwhile, is the son of Peter and Lucy Richards (Katy Carmichael).
Lucy left Corrie in 2003, taking Simon with him to Australia.
However, the character died of cancer in 2008, after which Simon returned to the custody of Peter, who brought him back to Weatherfield.
As such, Simon is Peter’s son, Tracy’s nephew and Ken’s grandson.
Peter, Tracy and Simon, however, are not the only relatives of Ken on the street.
Daniel Osbourne
Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) is the son of Ken Barlow and Denise Osbourne (Denise Black), with whom he had an affair in 1994.
Daniel is, therefore, the half-brother of Peter and Tracy and uncle to Simon.
Although Peter’s sister Susan may have died in the show in 2001, her child remained on the street until earlier this month.
Adam Barlow
Adam Barlow (Samuel Robertson) is the child of Susan and Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs).
This makes Ken his grandfather, Peter and Tracy his uncle and aunt respectively.
Amy Barlow
Tracy Barlow also has a daughter, Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney), with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson).
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