Quartermaine family

This article is about the fictional family. For other topics with the name Quartermain(e), see Quartermain (disambiguation).

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.^[2] His parents and sister were next to be brought on canvas.

Quartermaine family
General Hospital and The City family
The Quartermaine family with their traditional pizza Thanksgiving dinner
First appearance	May 13, 1977
Created by	Douglas Marland
Introduced by	Gloria Monty
Duration	1977–present
Family members Edward Quartermaine Lila Quartermaine Herbert Quartermaine Alan Quartermaine Tracy Quartermaine Bradley Ward Jimmy Lee Holt Monica Quartermaine Quentin Quartermaine Betsy Quartermaine Celia Quartermaine Alexandria Quartermaine Justus Ward Dawn Winthrop A. J. Quartermaine Jason Morgan Ned Quartermaine Dillon Quartermaine Faith Ward Skye Quartermaine Drew Cain Emily Quartermaine Brook Lynn Ashton Maya Ward Lila Rae Alcazar Michael Corinthos Oscar Nero Jake Spencer Danny Morgan Scout Cain Wiley Quartermaine-Corinthos Austin Gatlin-Holt Leo Falconeri Amelia Corinthos

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.^[2] 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, Ned, Olivia, Drew, Brook Lynn, Michael, Jake, Danny, Scout, Austin, 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:

Here's a grouping of characters that, over the years, no matter what else has gone on, works. They're well-drawn, and the family is steeped in history. In soap operas, relationships are the things that work.^[2]

Once an integral part of major storyline arcs,^[5] the Quartermaines have seen a diminishing amount of screen time^[6] since 2006, and many characters of the family have died on-screen.^[5][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

 

Sean Kanan, as A.J.; Leslie Charleson, as Monica; Stuart Damon, as Alan; Steve Burton, as Jason.

• 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 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 Quartermaine
• 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 - Son of Drew and Kim Nero.

Seventh generation

• Wiley Quartermaine-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 the 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

Founder	Current CEO
Edward Quartermaine (1978–2012) (Majority Shareholder/Board Chairman)	Valentin Cassadine (2020–present)

Former CEOs

Name	Year(s)	Name	Year(s)	Name	Year(s)	Name	Year(s)
Edward Quartermaine	1978–89	Alan Quartermaine	1989–90	Ned Ashton	1990–91	Paul Hornsby	1991
Ned Ashton	1991–96	Edward Quartermaine	1996	Ned Ashton	1996–99	A.J. Quartermaine	1999–2000
Edward Quartermaine	2000–01	Skye Chandler-Quartermaine	2001–02	Edward Quartermaine Skye Chandler-Quartermaine	2002	Edward Quartermaine	2002
Ned Ashton	2002–03	A.J. Quartermaine	2003	Ned Ashton	2003–04	Edward Quartermaine	2004
Tracy Quartermaine	2004–05	Lorenzo Alcazar	2005	Tracy Quartermaine	2005–13	Tracy Quartermaine Lucy Coe	2013
A.J. Quartermaine	2013	Tracy Quartermaine	2013–14	Michael Quartermaine	2014–15	Nikolas Cassadine	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 Spencer	Secretary	Sam Morgan	Executive Assistant
Alex Quartermaine	Secretary	Abby Haver	Executive Assistant	Dillon Quartermaine	Intern	Cheryl Stansbury	Secretary
Luke Spencer	Unknown	Rosalie Martinez	Secretary	Ava Jerome	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	18%	Jason Morgan	11.5%	Skye Chandler-Quartermaine	11.5%	Ned Ashton	11.5%
Voting Stockholders	Dillon Quartermaine	11.5%	Danny Morgan	6.5%	Lila Rae Alcazar	6.5%	Brook Lynn Ashton	6.5%
Voting Stockholders	Maya Ward	6.5%	Monica Quartermaine	5%	Alice Gunderson	5%	Lucy Coe	Tie Breaking 1%
Non-Voting Stockholder	Tracy Quartermaine
Preferred Stockholders	Lucy Coe	1%	Carly Corinthos	SOLD	Sonny Corinthos	SOLD
Former Stockholders	Lorenzo Alcazar	30%	Scott Baldwin		Lila Quartermaine		Alan Quartermaine
Former Stockholders	Sonny Corinthos		Carly Corinthos	30%	A.J. Quartermaine	12%	Katherine Bell
Former Stockholders	Julia Barrett		Bill Eckert		Jasper "Jax" Jacks		Helena Cassadine	32%
Former Board Members	Amanda Barrington		Sonny Corinthos		Justus Ward

Residence

Quartermaine Mansion (66 Harbor View Road)

Current Owners
Dr. Monica Quartermaine
Current Residents
Michael Corinthos	Leo Falconeri	Olivia Falconeri	Alice Gunderson	Brook Lynn Quartermaine	Dr. Monica Quartermaine	Ned Quartermaine	Willow Tait	Wiley Cooper-Jones
Former Residents
Lila Rae Alcazar	Larry Ashton	Franco Baldwin	Hayden Barnes	Brenda Barrett	Katherine Bell	Emily Bowen-Quartermaine	Lois Cerullo	Skye Chandler-Quartermaine	Lucy Coe
Virginia Cooke	Avery Corinthos	Carly Corinthos	Morgan Corinthos	Paul Hornsby	Ava Jerome	Kiki Jerome	Georgie Jones	Ethan Lovett	Chloe Morgan	Jason Morgan
A.J. Quartermaine	Alan Quartermaine	Alexandria Quartermaine	Celia Quartermaine	Edward Quartermaine	Lila Quartermaine	Tracy Quartermaine	Eduardo Santiago	Sabrina Santiago	Joe Scully, Jr.	Rebecca Shaw
Luke Spencer	Lulu Spencer	Justus Ward	Maya Ward	Heather Webber	Karen Wexler	Dawn Winthrop	Anthony Zacchara

Quartermaine Mansion Gatehouse (312 Harbor View Road)

Former Residents
Brook Lynn Ashton	Ned Ashton	Lois Cerullo	Jimmy Lee Holt	Larry Ashton	Jason Quartermaine

Family tree

Quartermaine family tree
Legend Lines Boxes Dashed = Romance/Marriage Solid = Child Character is currently on the Show Character not on the Show Character is deceased or presumed dead
Edgar Quartermaine Martha Quartermaine Unknown Quartermaine Unknown woman George Quartermaine Ida Zemlock Unknown woman Herbert Quartermaine Unknown Quartermaine Unknown person Lila Morgan Edward Quartermaine Mary Mae Ward Beatrice LeSeur Quentin Quartermaine Quentin's first wife Alexandria Quartermaine Larry Ashton Tracy Quartermaine Paul Hornsby Isobel Ward Bradley Ward Jimmy Lee Holt Susan Moore Alan Quartermaine Monica Bard Rae Cummings Celia Quartermaine Lois Cerullo Ned Quartermaine Dillon Quartermaine Faith Ward Unknown Richardson Justus Ward Elizabeth Webber Jason Morgan Sam McCall Drew Cain Kim Nero A. J. Quartermaine Carly Benson Skye Quartermaine (adopted) Lorenzo Alcazar Emily Quartermaine (adopted) Brook Lynn Ashton Maya Ward Jake Webber Danny Morgan Scout Cain Oscar Nero Michael Corinthos Nelle Benson Lila Rae Alcazar Wiley Quartermaine-Corinthos
Notes:

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, Jimmy Lee Holt
  • George Quartermaine (deceased); son of Edgar and Martha; married Ida Zemlock (deceased)
    • Edward Quartermaine (1920–2012); George and Ida's son; married Lila Morgan (1945–83, 1983–2004), Heather Webber (2004)
      • Bradley Ward (1943–74); Edward's son with Mary Mae Ward; married Isobel Ward
        • Justus Ward (1967–2006); Bradley and Isobel's son
        • Faith Ward (1969–); Bradley and Isobel's daughter
          • Maya Ward; Faith's daughter; married Ethan Lovett
      • Alan Quartermaine (1945–2007); 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 Benson (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)
            • Wiley Quartermaine-Corinthos (2018–); Michael and Nelle's son
        • Jason Morgan (1974–); Alan's son with Susan Moore; twin; married Brenda Barrett (2002–03), Courtney Matthews (2003–04), Sam McCall (2011–18)
          • Jake Webber (2007–); Jason's son with Elizabeth Webber
          • Danny Morgan (2012–); Jason and Sam's son
        • Drew Cain (1974–); Alan's son with Susan Moore; twin; married Sam McCall (2018)
          • Oscar Nero (2002–19); Drew's son with Kim Nero
          • Scout Cain (2017–); Drew and Sam's daughter
        • Emily Quartermaine (1984–2007); Alan and Monica's adopted daughter; married Zander Smith (2003–04), Nikolas Cassadine (2004–05)
      • Tracy Quartermaine (1947–); 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 (1965–); 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 Ashton (1986–); Ned and Lois' daughter
        • Dillon Quartermaine (1987–); Tracy and Paul's son; married Georgie Jones (2006)
      • Jimmy Lee Holt (deceased); Edward's son with Beatrice LeSeur; married Celia Quartermaine (1985–86), Charity Gatlin (1986–2021)
        • Austin Gatlin-Holt; Jimmy and Charity's son
    • Unnamed son of George and Ida (deceased); married Unnamed woman (deceased)
      • Alexandria 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 Idios's children with her husband who have never been mentioned.

Claudius Courtnee

Mae Courtnee

Unknown woman

Henry Courtnee

Mr. Courtnee

Miriam Courtnee

Unnamed brothers

Dan Ward

Mary Mae Courtnee

Edward Quartermaine

Buddy Powers

Idios Ward

Isobel Ward

Bradley Ward

David Ward

Margaret Ward

Justus Ward

Unknown man

Faith Ward

Roy Ward

Keesha Ward

Maya Ward

References

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2. Passalacqua, Connie (October 11, 1992). "Stuart Damon, real Prince Charming". Herald-Journal. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
3. "Dear Soaps, I've watched Edward..." TV Guide. tvguide.com. 2004-02-18. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
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5. "3 Years, 3 Quartermaines Remain". Daytime Confidential. zap2it.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
6. Giddens, Jamey (2010-09-03). "General Hospital's Steve Burton: 'I'm a Quartermaine at Heart'". Daytime Confidential. zap2it.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
7. Kerr, Luke (2009-06-26). "GH: Quartermaine Come Home (Images)". Daytime Confidential. zap2it.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
8. . General Hospital Blog. ABC.com. 2012-10-26. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
9. "Top 10 Travesties of 2007". Zap2it. daytimeconfidential.com. December 12, 2007. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
10. "Top 10 Rivalries of 2007". Zap2it. daytimeconfidential.com. December 21, 2007. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
11. Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer); Robert Guza, Jr. and Charles Pratt, Jr. (Head writers) (April 22, 2005). General Hospital. Season 42. American Broadcasting Company. GH Transcript Friday 4/22/05. Jax: Well, it's all done. Your ties to A.J. are officially severed.

External link

• Daytime Confidential's Complete Quartermaine History