 After finding out she was pregnant, Peggy encouraged Matt to pursue a factory job in Hotten.At his interview at the factory Matt objected to being described as an "unskilled laborer" and stayed on in Beckindale to work for Emmerdale Farm Ltd.

Peggy gave birth to twins, Sam and Sally, but died of a brain hemorrhage soon after.Upon his wife's death, Matt inherited her shares in Emmerdale Farm Ltd.