Quartermaine family explained

Series:	General Hospital and The City
Quartermaine family
Creator:	Eileen and Robert Mason Pollock Douglas Marland
Introducer:	Gloria Monty
Years:	1977–present
First:	May 13, 1977
Members:	Edward Quartermaine Lila Quartermaine Herbert Quartermaine Alan Quartermaine Tracy Quartermaine Bradley Ward Jimmy Lee Holt Monica Quartermaine Quentin Quartermaine Betsy Quartermaine Celia Quartermaine Alex Quartermaine Justus Ward Dawn Winthrop A. J. Quartermaine Jason Morgan Ned Quartermaine Dillon Quartermaine Faith Ward Skye Quartermaine Drew Cain Emily Quartermaine Brook Lynn Quartermaine Maya Ward Lila Rae Alcazar Michael Corinthos Jake Spencer Danny Morgan Scout Cain Wiley Corinthos Austin Gatlin-Holt Leo Falconeri Amelia Corinthos

The Quartermaine family is a fictional family from the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Created and introduced by Douglas Marland, the wealthy and eccentric family has been a continuous staple^[1] on General Hospital since their introduction in the 1970s.^[2] The Quartermaines were first introduced in 1977, when Stuart Damon originated the role of Alan Quartermaine. His parents and sister were next to be brought on canvas.

Anna Lee originated matriarch Lila Quartermaine, with David Lewis being the first to play her husband Edward. Jane Elliot was cast as sharp-talking Tracy. The family owned business, "ELQ Industries," named for the family's patriarch, Edward Louis Quartermaine, has been the center of several conflicts within the family.

The family is currently represented onscreen by Monica, Tracy, Ned, Olivia, Drew, Brook Lynn, Michael, Scout, Leo, Wiley, and Amelia

Background

The Quartermaines are notorious for their socialite status as well as their dysfunctional tendencies.^[3] Prone to comedic fights, they annually attempt to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner only for it to be ruined and have to order pizza.^[4] At Christmas time, the family has been known for their annual Christmas reading at the Hospital's Pediatric Ward Christmas party, ever since the passing of former Chief of Staff Steve Hardy, until the party remained to be aired. In a 1992 interview, Stuart Damon described the family:

Once an integral part of major storyline arcs, the Quartermaines have seen a diminishing amount of screen time^[5] since 2006, and many characters of the family have died on-screen.^{[6] [7] [8]} Soap opera gossip website Daytime Confidential named the family to their list of Top 10 Travesties of 2007, stating: "No. 3: The Systematic Extermination of the Quartermaine family."^[9] The website speculated head writer at the time Robert Guza, Jr. was to blame, as they stated as No. 10 on their list of Top 10 Rivalries of 2007: "Guza vs. the Quartermaines and Their Fans: No battle on our list, save Viki vs. Dorian, has been fought for as long or as hard as Guza vs. the Quartermaine family and the fans who support them. The actors who portray(ed) Lila (until she died), Edward, and Alan were all fired at least once before fan outrage and campaigns brought them back in some form. The actors who portray(ed) Ned, Lois, Brook Lynn, AJ, Emily and Justus saw their characters written off or killed."^[10]

Family members

Characters currently on the show are noted in bold; family members through marriage are in italics. Only current spouses or those married at the time of their death appear here.

Ancestors

• Percival Quartermaine - Brother of Constance Quartermaine. Sailed from England to America on the ship the Courage to start a shipping company in the 1700s. When the Courage was attacked and sunk by pirates in 1704 Percival managed to make it to shore.
• Constance Quartermaine – Sister of Percival Quartermaine. Engaged to a Spanish nobleman. Presumably died when the Courage sank in 1704.

First generation

• Edgar Quartermaine
  • Martha Quartermaine

Second generation

• George Quartermaine - Son of Edgar and Martha.
  • Ida Zemlock
• Harold Morgan - Father of Lila and Hal.

Third generation

• Edward Quartermaine - Son of George and Ida.
  • Lila Morgan - Daughter of Harold, sister of Hal, Edward's wife.
• Herbert Quartermaine - Edward's first cousin, father of Quentin.
• Unnamed Male - Edward's brother, son of George and Ida.
• Hal Morgan - Brother of Lila, son of Harold.

Fourth generation

• Bradley Ward - Son of Edward and Mary Mae Ward, raised by Dan Ward.
  • Isobel Ward - Bradley's widow.
• Alan Quartermaine, Sr. - Son of Edward and Lila.
  • Monica Bard - Alan's widow.
• Tracy Quartermaine - Daughter of Edward and Lila.
• Jimmy Lee Holt - Son of Edward and Beatrice LeSeur.
  • Charity Gatlin
• Quentin Quartermaine - Son of Herbert.
  • Betsy Quartermaine
• Alexandria "Alex" Quartermaine - Edward's niece.

Fifth generation

• Antoinette "Skye" Chandler Quartermaine - Adoptive daughter of Alan, biological daughter of Rae Cummings.
• Alan "A.J." Quartermaine, Jr. - Son of Alan and Monica.
• Jason Morgan - Son of Alan and Susan Moore, adopted by Monica.
• Andrew "Drew" Cain - Son of Alan and Susan Moore, taken at birth by Heather Webber and given to Betsy Frank.
• Emily Quartermaine - Adopted daughter of Alan and Monica; engaged to Nikolas Cassadine at the time of her death.
• Edward "Ned" Quartermaine - Son of Tracy and Larry Ashton.
  • Olivia Falconeri
• Dillon Quartermaine - Son of Tracy and Paul Hornsby.
• Celia Quartermaine - Quentin's daughter with his first wife.
• Justus Ward - Son of Bradley and Isobel.
• Faith Ward - Daughter of Bradley and Isobel.
• Austin Gatlin-Holt - Son of Jimmy and Charity.

Sixth generation

• Maya Ward - Daughter of Faith.
• Brook Lynn Quartermaine - Daughter of Ned and Lois Cerullo.
• Michael Corinthos III - Son of A.J. and Carly Benson, adopted by Sonny Corinthos.
• Lila Rae Alcazar - Daughter of Skye and Lorenzo Alcazar.
• Jacob "Jake" Webber - Son of Jason and Elizabeth Webber.
• Daniel "Danny" Morgan - Son of Jason and Sam McCall.
• Emily "Scout" Cain - Daughter of Drew and Sam McCall.
• Oscar Nero-Quartermaine - Son of Drew and Kim Nero.
• Leo Quartermaine - Son of Ned (adopted) and Olivia

Seventh generation

• Wiley Corinthos - Son of Michael and Nelle Benson.
• Amelia Corinthos - Daughter of Michael and Willow Tait

ELQ

ELQ (Edward Louis Quartermaine Industries/Enterprises/International) is a multinational conglomerate headquartered in Port Charles. Owned by the wealthy Quartermaine Family, it is one of the largest businesses in the region. Since 1978, Edward Quartermaine has been the sole owner. It is a rival company with nearby Chandler Enterprises and Buchanan Enterprises.

Subsidiaries

• Aladdin's Vault — Company which sells server space, acquired in 2002
• Chloe Morgan Designs — Design company owned by Chloe Morgan, and later by Lila Quartermaine
• CoeCoe Cosmetics — Cosmetics company owned and founded by Lucy Coe
• Donely Shipping — Shipping company once owned by Sean Donely
• Jacks Cosmetics — Cosmetics company founded by Jasper Jacks
• L&B Records — Record label founded by Lois Cerullo and Brenda Barrett, seized by Edward Quartermaine in 1996
• Lila's Kids Summer Camp — Youth camp established in honor of benefactor Lila Quartermaine
• Pickle-Eddy — Business founded by Tracy Quartermaine which manufactured relish (formerly part of TAQ)
• Pickle-Lila — Business founded by Lila Quartermaine which manufactured relish
• Port Charles Hotel — Elegant hotel that was purchased by the Quartermaines in 1993 until it was burned down, The Metro Court was built on the site
• The A.J. Quartermaine Memorial Clinic — A clinic offering free health care to the waterfront community. To be managed by Lucas Jones.
• The Brownstones Waterfront Living Complex — A waterfront revitalization project managed by Morgan Corinthos.

Personnel

Former CEOs

Name	Year(s)	Name	Year(s)	Name	Year(s)	Name	Year(s)
Edward Quartermaine<	-- column counting: cell 'B' can not exist -->	1978–89	Alan Quartermaine<	-- column counting: cell 'B' can not exist -->	1989–90		1990–91	Paul Hornsby	1991
	1991–96		1996		1996–99		1999–2000
	2000–01		2001–02		2002		2002
	2002–03		2003		2003–04		2004
	2004–05		2005		2005–13	Tracy Quartermaine Lucy Coe	2013
	2013		2013–14		2014–15		2015–16
Michael Corinthos	2016–20

Former Employees

Name	Position	Name	Position	Name	Position	Name	Position
Lee Baldwin	Chief Counsel	Scott Baldwin	Chief Counsel	Alexis Davis	Chief Counsel	Justus Ward	Chief Counsel
Asher Caldwell	Unknown	Duke Lavery	Unknown	Laura Webber	Secretary	Sam McCall	Executive Assistant
Alex Quartermaine	Secretary	Abby Haver	Executive Assistant	Dillon Quartermaine	Intern	Cheryl Stansbury	Secretary
Luke Spencer	Unknown		Secretary		Director of Special Projects	Morgan Corinthos	Renovation Manager
Andrew Cain	Head of Security	Alice Gunderson	Security Adviser	Paul Hornsby	Legal Counsel	Hayden Barnes	Assistant manager
Randall Thompson	Secretary

Shareholders/Board members

	Name	%	Name	%	Name	%	Name	%
Voting Stockholders	Michael Quartermaine<	-- column counting: cell 'B' can not exist -->	18%	Jason Morgan<	-- column counting: cell 'B' can not exist -->	11.5%		11.5%	Ned Quartermaine	11.5%
Voting Stockholders	Dillon Quartermaine<	-- column counting: cell 'B' can not exist -->	11.5%	Danny Morgan<	-- column counting: cell 'B' can not exist -->	6.5%	Lila Rae Alcazar	6.5%		6.5%
Voting Stockholders	Maya Ward<	-- column counting: cell 'B' can not exist -->	6.5%	Monica Quartermaine<	-- column counting: cell 'B' can not exist -->	5%	Alice Gunderson	5%	Lucy Coe	Tie Breaking 1%
Non-Voting Stockholder	Tracy Quartermaine
Preferred Stockholders		1%		SOLD	Sonny Corinthos	SOLD
Former Stockholders	Lorenzo Alcazar	30%	Scott Baldwin
Former Stockholders	Sonny Corinthos		Carly Spencer	30%	A.J. Quartermaine	12%	Katherine Bell
Former Stockholders	Julia Barrett				Jasper "Jax" Jacks		Helena Cassadine	32%
Former Board Members

Residence

Quartermaine Mansion (66 Harbor View Road)

Current Owners
Dr. Monica Quartermaine
Current Residents
Drew Cain	Brook Lynn Quartermaine	Leo Quartermaine	Dr. Monica Quartermaine	Ned Quartermaine	Olivia Quartermaine
Former Residents
			Hayden Barnes				Lois Cerullo	Skye Chandler-Quartermaine	Lucy Coe
Virginia Cooke	Avery Jerome-Corinthos	Carly Spencer	Morgan Corinthos	Alice Gunderson				Georgie Jones	Ethan Lovett
				Alex Quartermaine	Celia Quartermaine
	Rebecca Shaw

Quartermaine Mansion Gatehouse (312 Harbor View Road)

Current Residents
Michael Corinthos	Willow Corinthos	Wiley Corinthos	Amelia Corinthos
Former Residents
		Lois Cerullo	Jimmy Lee Holt	Larry Ashton	Jason Quartermaine

Family tree

Legend

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Descendants

• Edgar Quartermaine (deceased); married Martha Quartermaine (deceased)
  • Unnamed son of Edgar and Martha (deceased); married Unnamed woman (deceased)
    • Herbert Quartermaine (d. 1987); Edward's first cousin
      • Quentin Quartermaine; Herbert's son; married Betsy Quartermaine
        • Celia Quartermaine; Quentin's daughter with his first wife; married Grant Andrews (1983–1985), Jimmy Lee Holt (1985–1986)
  • George Quartermaine (deceased); son of Edgar and Martha; married Ida Zemlock (deceased)
    • Edward Quartermaine (1918–2012); George and Ida's son; married Lila Morgan (1945–1983, 1983–2004), Heather Webber (2004)
      • Bradley Ward (1945–1974); Edward's son with Mary Mae Ward; married Isobel Ward
        • Justus Ward (1962–2006); Bradley and Isobel's son
        • Faith Ward (1969–); Bradley and Isobel's daughter
          • Maya Ward; Faith's daughter; married Ethan Lovett
      • Alan Quartermaine (1948–2007); Edward and Lila's son; married Monica Bard (1978–90, 1991–2007), Lucy Coe (1990–91)
        • Skye Chandler (1967–); Alan's adopted daughter; married Tom Cudahy (1988), Jonathan Kinder, Ben Davidson (1998–99), Jasper Jacks (2002–03)
          • Lila Rae Alcazar (2006–); Skye's daughter with Lorenzo Alcazar
        • Alan "A.J." Quartermaine, Jr. (1972–2014); Alan and Monica's son; married Carly Spencer (1999–2000), Courtney Matthews (2002–03, 2004–06)^[11]
          • Michael Corinthos (1992–); A.J. and Carly's son, married Nelle Benson (2018), Willow Tait (2020–21, 2023–)
            • Wiley Corinthos (2018l7–); Michael and Nelle's son
            • Amelia Corinthos (2022–); Michael & Willow's daughter
        • Jason Morgan (1973–); Alan's son with Susan Moore; twin; married Brenda Barrett (2002–03), Courtney Matthews (2003–04), Sam McCall (2011–18)
          • Jake Spencer (2007–); Jason's son with Elizabeth Webber
          • Danny Morgan (2009–); Jason and Sam's son
        • Drew Cain (1973–); Alan's son with Susan Moore; twin; married Sam McCall (2018)
          • Oscar Nero-Quartermaine (2002–19); Drew's son with Kim Nero
          • Scout Cain (2014–); Drew and Sam's daughter
        • Emily Quartermaine (1982–2007); Alan and Monica's adopted daughter; married Zander Smith (2003–04), Nikolas Cassadine (2004–05)
      • Tracy Quartermaine (1949–); Edward and Lila's daughter; married Larry Ashton, Mitch Williams (1979–80), Paul Hornsby (1991–93), Gino Soleito (1999–2000), Luke Spencer (2005–10, 2010–11, 2014), Anthony Zacchara (2012)
        • Ned Quartermaine; Tracy and Larry's son; married Dawn Winthrop (1999), Jenny Eckert (1992–93), Lois Cerullo (1994, 1995–97), Chloe Morgan (2000), Olivia Falconeri (2017–)
          • Brook Lynn Quartermaine (1986–); Ned and Lois' daughter
        • Dillon Quartermaine (1987–); Tracy and Paul's son; married Georgie Jones (2006)
      • Jimmy Lee Holt (1953–2021); Edward's son with Beatrice LeSeur; married Celia Quartermaine (1985–1986), Charity Gatlin (1986–2021)
        • Austin Gatlin-Holt; Jimmy and Charity's son
    • Unnamed son of George and Ida (deceased); married Unnamed woman (deceased)
      • Alex Quartermaine (d. 1981)

Ward

• According to Mary Mae, she has seven grandchildren; two of them are from Bradley.
• Keesha may have more than one brother, however, only Roy has appeared.
• The remaining grandchildren are Edith's children with her husband who have never been mentioned.

External links

• Daytime Confidential's Complete Quartermaine History

Notes and References

1. Web site: Which Spencer Are You?. SOAPnet. sn.soapnet.go.com. November 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231306/http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/which-spencer-are-you. December 2, 2013. dead.
2. News: Passalacqua. Connie. Stuart Damon, real Prince Charming. December 22, 2012. Herald-Journal. October 11, 1992.
3. Web site: Dear Soaps, I've watched Edward.... TV Guide. tvguide.com. September 8, 2012. 2004-02-18.
4. Web site: Obituary: Cook Falls Victim to Virus. ABC. abc.com. September 15, 2012. September 11, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120915011712/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/general-hospital/blog/all/cook-obituary. September 15, 2012.
5. Web site: Giddens. Jamey. General Hospital's Steve Burton: 'I'm a Quartermaine at Heart'. Daytime Confidential. zap2it.com. September 7, 2012. 2010-09-03. https://archive.today/20130210015409/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2010/09/03/general-hospitals-steve-burton-im-a-quartermaine-at-heart. February 10, 2013. dead.
6. Web site: 3 Years, 3 Quartermaines Remain. Daytime Confidential. zap2it.com. September 7, 2012. https://archive.today/20130210165504/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/generalhospital/save-the-quartermaines. February 10, 2013. dead.
7. Web site: Kerr. Luke. GH: Quartermaine Come Home (Images). Daytime Confidential. zap2it.com. September 7, 2012. 2009-06-26. https://archive.today/20130210011542/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2009/06/26/gh-quartermaine-come-home. February 10, 2013. dead.
8. Web site: The Story: A Quartermaine Curse . General Hospital Blog . ABC.com . October 27, 2012 . 2012-10-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121027195439/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/general-hospital/blog/all/the-story-quartermaine-curse . October 27, 2012 .
9. Web site: Top 10 Travesties of 2007. Zap2it. daytimeconfidential.com. March 11, 2013. December 12, 2007. https://archive.today/20130412053357/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2007/12/12/top-10-travesties-of-2007. April 12, 2013. dead.
10. Web site: Top 10 Rivalries of 2007 . https://archive.today/20130412054425/http://daytimeconfidential.zap2it.com/2007/12/21/top-10-rivalries-of-2007 . dead . April 12, 2013 . . daytimeconfidential.com . March 11, 2013 . December 21, 2007 .
11. General Hospital . General Hospital . . April 22, 2005 . 42 . GH Transcript Friday 4/22/05 . http://tvmegasite.net/transcripts/gh/older/2005/gh-trans-04-22-05.shtml. Jax: Well, it's all done. Your ties to A.J. are officially severed.. Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. and Charles Pratt, Jr. (Head writers). en.