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The Westbournes are a fictional family on the American soap opera General Hospital. They are best known for illegal and terrorist activity.

Background[]

Born with the name, "Liesl Westbourne", Dr. Liesl Obrecht first appeared in August 2012 as Cesar Faison's henchman. She was tasked with keeping Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake hostage from her family. It was subsequently revealed Liesl had a previous relationship with Faison, which resulted in a daughter, Dr. Britt Westbourne. Obrecht was in love with Faison, but he never returned her affections, even after she gave him a child. Dr. Obrecht later reveals that Faison never loved her because he was in love with Anna Devane. Britt was hired a new doctor at GH and arrived in Port Charles, September 2012. After Obrecht is captured and arrested for her crimes. Victor Cassadine not only manages to get her charges dropped but Obrecht is then made chief of staff at General Hospital for two years!

In December 2013, Nathan West arrives in town and starts working for the PCPD. Britt meets Nathan on that same day at the bar. Together the two find some common ground and they take a liking to each other. After getting drunk the two go home together and plan to do more than talk. Nathan admits he doesn't want to take advantage of her. Britt doesn't want to take advantage of him either which leads them to almost kissing, but they are interrupted. At this moment, the two have no clue they are siblings and Obrecht worries they will have a one-night stand. Its revealed Liesl is Nathan's biological mother and she gave him to her sister, Magda Westbourne to raise, alongside her daughter, Nina Reeves. Magda (now going by the name Madeline Reeves) claims Liesl left to go chasing after Faison. Although according to Liesl, she gave up Nathan to give him a better life. In 2014, Britt fled Port Charles with Faison to avoid her own criminal charges. She later returned to clear her name before leaving again for Seattle.

Nathan became a cop to take down the person who put Nina in a coma for 23 years. He believes her ex-husband Dr. Silas Clay is involved. However, he's shocked when it's revealed to be Madeline. Madeline wanted to kill Nina's unborn child to sever any ties between Silas and Nina. To do so, she gave Nina an overdose of antidepressants (with the intent of inducing a miscarriage), but her plan backfired when Nina slipped into a coma. Madeline then framed Silas for the crime. While in her coma, Nina was revealed to have been pregnant with twins, Nelle Benson and Willow Tait. Nelle and Willow were both given up by their grandmother, Madeline, and illegally adopted by different families. Nelle was raised by Frank Benson and Willow ended up with Nina's former nurse, Lorraine "Harmony" Miller.

In May 2014, Nina awakens from her coma and attempts to pick up the pieces of the life, settling in Port Charles with her ex-Silas Clay. In August 2015, Madeline is sentenced to Pentonville Penitentiary for Silas's murder. Madeline would later die in prison herself.

Julian Jerome hired a very inexperienced Nina to be editor-and-chief of Crimson, so she could run it into the ground, and he can get the tax write off. In time, however, Nina managed to make Crimson a continued success. Nina's daughter Nelle appeared in town, August 2016 and although Nelle was initially shown to be timid, nice, and selfless, she was eventually revealed as mentally unstable. Nelle and Nina had no idea they were mother and daughter, not even when Nelle came to work for Crimson for a short time.

In December 2016, Valentin Cassadine and Nina got married to strengthen his case in the upcoming custody battle over his daughter Charlotte Cassadine. Nina especially enjoyed being a stepmother to young Charlotte.

Nathan fell in love with Maxie Jones and the two were married on January 17, 2017, at the Metro Court Hotel surrounded by family and friends. Tragedy would strike a year later when Lulu Spencer wrote an article in the Port Charles Press which revealed Nathan was the son of Faison. As a result, Faison returned to Port Charles angry and vengeful. After kidnapping Lulu and Liesl, Faison goes to confront his second son Peter August at Metro Court, where he holds both Peter and Maxie at gunpoint. When Nathan (not wearing any protection) arrived to mount a rescue attempt, Faison shot him in the chest and attempted to escape. However, Faison was thwarted by Jason Morgan, who shot him before he could leave the hotel. Both Nathan and Faison later died at General Hospital. Maxie was left a widow and gave birth to Nathan's son, whom she names, James West, born in May 2018.

Willow Tait arrived in town in October 2018 as a teacher for PC Elementary. Willow would reveal she got pregnant with Hank Archer's child and gave the baby away for adoption. The child was adopted by Brad Cooper and Dr. Lucas Jones, who named him Wiley Cooper-Jones. Unfortunately, the baby died from SIDS almost 24 hours after his birth. Nelle has a son with Michael Corinthos whom they originally name Jonah, born July 2018. Nelle had help from her great-aunt Liesl with her son's delivery. At which time Jonah was switched at birth by Nelle with his deceased cousin Wiley Cooper-Jones. After Nelle fell off a cliff and is presumed dead. The switch was discovered, and the baby was given back to Michael on February 19, 2020. Michael then renames, Jonah, Wiley Corinthos. Nelle's fraternal twin sister, Willow, formally adopts Wiley when she and Michael began a marriage of convenience.

In September 2020, Britt returns to Port Charles, where she becomes the chief of staff at General Hospital by new board chairman, Cyrus Renault. Obrecht was overjoyed that Britt received her former position. However, when Cyrus was fired and replaced with Dr. Monica Quartermaine, she declared that both Britt and Dr. Terry Randolph would be named co-chiefs of staff at the hospital.

In January of 2021, Nina was heartbroken to discover the deceased Nelle was her birth daughter. Carly Spencer knew about the paternity secret, thus beginning Nina and Carly's long-standing rivalry. Subsequently Nina found an amnesic Sonny Corinthos living in Nixon Falls but decided to keep quiet that he was alive partially in an act of revenge against Carly for attempting to keep her away from their mutual grandson Wiley. Nina's knowledge of the truth came out and when Carly caught Sonny in bed with Nina, Sonny and Carly divorced. After divorcing Valentin, Nina was then free to pursue a relationship with Sonny.

Britt learned she had Huntington's disease and soon planned to leave town. As she awaited her boat on the docks, Josslyn Jacks was attacked by The Hook nearby. Britt leaped into action to help save her. Unfortunately, during the struggle, Britt was scratched with the hook, and made her way back to The Haunted Star to be with her mother as the venom killed her. Obrecht called for an ambulance, but Britt knew she wouldn't make it to a hospital in time and died in her mother's arms in January 2023.

It wasn't until early 2023 that Nina and Willow finally learned they were mother and daughter, a secret Carly also knew about. That January, Willow and Michael welcome a second child, Amelia Corinthos. In April, the pair are re-married at the Quartermaine Mansion. Today, Nina continues to struggle building a relationship with Willow while wanting to be a grandmother to Wiley and Amelia. Nina later tied the knot with Sonny in October 2023.

Tree[]

1. Unknown male Westbourne
   Unknown female
   2. Madeline West
      Unknown male Reeves (died c.1991)
      3. Nina Reeves (1970-present)
         Silas Clay (1970-2015)
         4. Nelle Benson (1992-2020) (twin) (Adopted by Frank)
            Michael Corinthos (1992-present)
            5. Wiley Corinthos (2018-present) (Adopted by Willow)
         4. Willow Tait (1992-present) (twin) (Adopted by Douglas and Harmony)
            Hank Archer (1976-2019)
            5. Wiley Cooper-Jones (born/died 2018) (Adopted by Brad and Lucas)
            Michael Corinthos (1992-present)
            5. Wiley Corinthos (2018-present) (Adopted)
            5. Amelia Corinthos (2023-present)
      3. Nathan West (1987-2018) (raised by Madeline using the surname "West")
         Maxie Jones (1986-present)
         4. James West (2018-present)
   2. Liesl Obrecht
      Cesar Faison
      3. Britt Westbourne (1985-2023)
         (no father)
         4. Rocco Falconeri (2013-present) (stole embryo and gave birth to, pretended he was her son) 
      3. Nathan West (1987-2018) (raised by Madeline using the surname "West")
         Maxie Jones (1986-present)
         4. James West (2018-present)

This is the family tree for the Westbourne family.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Reeves
   
   
Madeline
West
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Cesar
Faison
   
   
Liesl
Obrecht
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Silas
Clay
   
   
Nina
Reeves
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Britt
Westbourne
   
   
   
   
   
   
Nathan
West
   
   
   
   
   
   
Maxie
Jones
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Nelle
Benson
   
   
Michael
Corinthos
   
   
Willow
Tait
   
   
Hank
Archer
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
James
West
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Wiley
Corinthos
   
   
Amelia
Corinthos
   
   
Jonah
Corinthos

See also[]

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Westbourne family

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Unnamed Parents
Madeline West
(widowed from Mr. Reeves)
Liesl Obrecht
Nina Reeves
Nathan West
("married" to Maxie Jones;
"widowed" from Claudette Beaulieu)
(raised by Madeline)
Britt
Westbourne
Nathan West
("married" to Maxie Jones;
"widowed" from Claudette Beaulieu)
Nelle Benson
(married to Julian Jerome;
widowed from Hank Archer)
Willow Tait
(married to Michael Corinthos)
James West
James West
Wiley
Corinthos
Wiley
Corinthos
Wiley
Cooper
-Jones
Amelia
Corinthos
Sam McCall, Lucas Jones, Leo Quartermaine, Jonah Corinthos, Andy Nero
(Nelle's stepchildren)
Georgie Spinelli, Bailey Jones (Nathan's stepchildren)
v - e

Families

Main families
Alcazar ยท Ashford ยท Baldwin ยท Cassadine ยท Corinthos ยท Drake ยท Hardy ยท Jacks ยท Jerome ยท Jones ยท Quartermaine ยท Scorpio ยท Spencer ยท Webber ยท Westbourne ยท Zacchara
Minor families
Barrett ยท Barrington ยท Bauer ยท Benson ยท Brewer ยท Campbell ยท Chase ยท Cerullo ยท Clay ยท Collins ยท Davis ยท Devane ยท Durban ยท Eckert ยท Faison ยท Falconeri ยท Giambetti ยท Juarez ยท Lansing ยท McCall ยท Moore ยท Morgan ยท Ramirez ยท Rivera/Santiago ยท Romanov ยท Stanton ยท Taylor ยท Ward
Mob families
Five Families
Alcazar ยท Balkan ยท Corinthos ยท Jerome ยท Lavery/McKay ยท Novak ยท Rosco ยท Ruiz ยท Scully ยท Smith ยท Trujillo ยท Wu ยท Zacchara
Outside Port Charles
Chandler ยท Cramer ยท Lord ยท Manning
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