 Rosemary was born of Oakwell family which had been aristocrats of Emmerdale for long time but they were cash-poor and when Rosemary married Raymond Sinclair she became a millionairess by the marriage.One of her nephews was Lord Alex Oakwell (Rupam Maxwell), who had previously appeared in the show ten years previously; from 1997-1998.On the morning of the wedding, Rosemary tried to bribe Sadie not to marry her son; however, Sadie refused - threatening to get Alasdair to put her in an old people's home if she didn't back off.