Hardy/Webber family

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Hardy/Webber family
General Hospital family
First appearanceApril 1, 1963 (1963-04-01)
Created byTheordore Ferro and Mathilde Ferro
Introduced bySelig J. Seligman
Duration1963—

The Hardy/Webber family is a fictional middle class family on the soap opera General Hospital .

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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.

First generation

Second generation

Third generation

Fourth generation

Fifth generation

Family tree

Legend

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  • Dashed = Romance/Marriage
  • Solid = Children
Character is currently on the Show
Character not on the Show
Character is deceased or presumed dead

Hardy

Helene Webber Steve Hardy Audrey March Hardy Tom Baldwin
Naomi Dreyfus Heather Webber Jeff WebberCarolyn Webber Tom Hardy Simone Ravelle Hardy
Hamilton Finn Hayden Barnes Steven Lars Webber Sarah Webber Zander Smith Elizabeth Webber Jason MorganLucky Spencer Tommy Hardy
Violet Finn Cameron Webber Jake
Webber
Aiden Spencer


Webber

Lars WebberHelene Webber
Terri Webber Virginia Blake Rick Webber Lesley Webber Gordon Grey
Mike Webber
(adopted)
Rick Webber Jr. Stavros Cassadine Laura Webber Luke Spencer
Courtney
Matthews
Nikolas
Cassadine
Esme Prince Elizabeth Webber Lucky Spencer Valentin
Cassadine
Lulu Spencer Dante Falconeri
Spencer
Cassadine
Ace CassadineAiden Spencer Charlotte
Cassadine
Rocco Falconeri


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