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- This tree preserves the cannon-explicit logic of all of the television shows and expands on it only to fill gaps where cannon is silent.
Ie:
- Gregory house is biological father is not John house, but is also never identified.
- Ellis Gray’s maiden name, and her parents are never identified.
- Emily Gilmore’s maiden name and backstory is never revealed.
- In an early season of Downton Abbey, Cora mentions her cousin, but the show never expands on this.
Family tree timeline:
- (separated by births, and marriages etc.)
Births:
Sisters:
- Cathrine McCarthy (b.~ 1786)
- Bertha McCarthy (b.~ 1788)
Marriages (and other important events)
- Cathrine McCarthy marries Doyle Anderson (~ 1808
- Bertha McCarthy marries Colin O'Brien (~ 1813)
- — Cathrine and Doyle Anderson Moved to the US (~ 1816)
Births:
Bertha and Colin O'Brien had two sons:
- Kieran O’Brien (b.~ 1814)
- *Marcus O’brian (b.~ 1817)
Cathrine and Doyle Anderson had two daughters:
- Mary
- Lyra
Marriages (and other important events)
Kieran O’Brien married Margaret (~ 1838)
*Marcus O’brian got married.
Mary Anderson married Henry Gilmore (*Scottish - fleeing?)
Lyra Anderson married Eric Thompson
- Lyra, Eric, Mary and Henry all had to flee the US (*due to anti-Catholic sentiment and harassment)
- - Mary and Henry settled in the US (*Chicago?)
- - Lyra, Eric ended up in Nova Scotia)
Births:
Margaret and Kieran O’Brien had two daughters:
- Bertha O’brian (b. ~ 1839)
- Monica O’brian (b. ~ 1840)
*Marcus O’brian’s branch eventually went on to produce Sean O'Brien, father of Walter O'Brien
Marry and Henry Gilmore had 4 children:
- Jack Gilmore (b. ~ 1841)
- Martha Gilmore (b. 1843)
- Prudence Gilmore (b. 1846)
- Margaret Gilmoe (b. 1848)
Elizabeth and Thomas Gilmore had several children, among them:
- Herbert Gilmore (b. ~1845)
Lyra and Eric Thompson (Nova Scotia) had a daughter:
- Bertha Thompson (b. ~ 1843)
Marriages (and other important events)
Bertha O’Brian moved to the US and married George Russell (~1860) (*living in Albany / Manhattan?)
Monica O’brian never married
*Marcus O’brian had a son
Prudence Gilmore married Edward Stanley
Jack Gilmore married Hellen Cooke (~1862)
Martha Gilmore married Isidore Levinson (~ 1864)
- Isidore and Martha Levinson moved to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Margaret Gilmore (b. 1847) married Henry Fisher (and moved to Australia)
Bertha Thompson married Walter Shirley (~1864)
Births:
Bertha Thompson married Walter Shirley had a daughter:
- Anne Shirley (b. 1865)
Bertha and George Russell had two children:
- Larry Russell (b. ~1862)
- Gladys Russell (b. ~1865)
Monica O’brian never married
*Marcus O’brian’s son had a son
Hellen and Jack Gilmore had:
- William Gilmore (b. ~1863)
- *Eric Gilmore (b. ~1865)
- Caroline Gilmore (b. ~1867)
Martha and Isidore Levinson had:
Cora Levinson (b. ~1868)
Harold Levinson (b. ~1870)
Prudence and Edward Stanley had two sons
- Guy Stanley (b. 1888)
- Arthur Stanley
Margaret and Henry Fisher had two daughters, Phryne Fisher and Jane Fisher
Marriages (and other important events)
- Bertha and Walter Shirley died (of typhoid?) shortly after their daughter was born. Years later Anne Shirley was adopted by Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew.
*Marcus O’brian’s grandson got married
William Gilmore married Kathrine (~ 1884)
*Eric Gilmore married Elizabeth Alden (*whose ancestors came to America on the Mayflower.) (~ 1886)
Caroline Gilmore married Albert Carrington (~1889)
Cora Levinson married Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (~ 1889)
Harold Levinson never married.
Anne Shirley got married to Gilbert Blythe
Births:
Marcus O’brian’s grandson had a son.
Kathrine and William Gilmore had:
- John Gilmore (b. ~ 1886)
Elizabeth and Eric Gilmore had:
- *Steven Gilmore (b. ~ 1888)
Caroline and Albert Carrington had:
- Theodore Carrington (b. ~ 1890)
- Abigail Carrington (b. ~ 1893)
Cora and Robert Crawley had three daughters:
Mary Crawley (b. ~1891)
Edith Crawley (b. ~1892)
Sybil Crawley (b. ~1895)
Marriages (and other important events)
Marcus O’brian’s great-grandson got married.
John Gilmore married Linda (~ 1908)
*Steven Gilmore married Gertrude (~ 1911)
Theodore Carrington married Elaine (~ 1912)
Abigail Carrington married Oliver Stark (~ 1910) (* Abigail got pregnant at 17 - young shotgun wedding)
Mary Crawley married Matthew Crawley
Matthew Crawley died (~ 1921)
** Mary later married Henry Talbot
Edith Crawley had a relationship with Michael Gregson (~1921)
Michael Gregson died (~1922)
** Edith later married Bertie Pelham
Sybil Crawley married Tom Branson (1919)
Sybil died in childbirth (~1920)
- ** Tom later married Lucy, had another child.
Anne Shirley had children (not listed on this tree)
Births:
Marcus O’brian’s great-grandson had a son:
- Patrick O'Brien (b. ~19??)
Linda and John Gilmore had:
- Ethan Gilmore (b. ~1911)
- *Stillborn son
- Victoria Smith (b. ~ 1915)
- Trix Gilmore(b. ~1917)
Gertrude and * Steven Gilmore had:
- Charles Gilmore (~ 1913)
Elaine and Theodore Carrington had:
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- Albert and Carol Carrington (b. ~ 1914) (*twins)
- Malcom Carrington (b. ~ 1917)
Abigail Carrington and Oliver Keenan
- Lucas Keenan (b. ~1912)
Mary and Matthew Crawley had:
- George Crawley (b. ~ 1921)
Mary Crawley and Henry Talbot had:
- Caroline Talbot (b. ~1926)
Edith Crawley had:
- Marigold (out of wedlock) (b. ~1922)
Edith and Bertie Pelham had:
- Peter Pelham (b. ~ 1928)
Sybil and Tom Branson had:
- Sibby Branson (b. ~ 1920)
*Guy Stanley married Sabrina Stark and was they had a son:
James stark.
Guy Stanley also had an affair with Rebecca Chase, and left her with a son, Rowan Chase. (b. 1937)
Marriages (and other important events)
Patrick O'Brien got married (b. ~19??)
Victoria Gilmore married Henry Smith (~ 1937)
Trix Gilmore married Charles Gilmore (~ 1938)
Albert Carrington married Rebecca (~ 1940)
Carol Carrington married Patrick Quinn (~ 1936)
Malcom Carrington moved to California, took name Jenkins (~ 1939)
Malcom Jenkins married Mimi, (~ 1940)
Malcom and Mimi got divorced (~ 1951)
Malcom Jenkins married Nanna (~ 1952)
Malcom and Nanna got divorced (~ 1958)
Lucas Stark married Poppy (~ 1938)
George Crawley married Harriette (~ 1942)
Caroline Talbot married Marcus Thompson (~ 1945 - *married at 19)
Marigold moved to Australia when her pathernal step-relievers refused to acknowledge her as a member of their family.
Marigold married Oliver Smith
Rowan Chase married Charlotte Taylor
Anne Shirley's children got married.
Births:
Patrick O'Brien had a son:
- Sean O'Brien (b. ~1952)
Victoria and Henry Smith had a son:
- Edward Smith (b. ~ 1939)
Trix and Charles Gilmore had a son:
- Richard (b. ~ 1943)
Rebecca and Albert Carrington had a son:
- Thomas Carrington (b. ~ 1940)
Malcom Jenkins and Mimi had a daughter:
- Lucile Jenkins (b. ~ 1941)
Malcom Jenkins and Nanna had two daughters:
- Sarah (b. ~ 1953)
- Laverne (b. ~ 1956)
Carol and Patrick Quinn had one son:
- Robert Quinn (b. ~1938)
Poppy and Lucas Keenan had a son:
- Max Keenan (b. ~1941)
Harriette and George Crawley had a daughter:
Fraya Crawley (b.~ 1944)
Caroline Talbot and Marcus Thompson had one daughter:
- Delila Thompson (b. ~1947)
Marigold and Oliver Smith had a daughter Geraldine Smith.
Charlotte and Rowan Chase had two children:
- Robert Chase ( b. 1979 - cannon)
- Sisilia Chase (b. 1992- cannon-ish, Robert's little sister is ~13 years younger than him.)
Anne Shirley's children presumably had children.
Marriages (and other important events)
Sean O'Brien got married to Louise (~ 1977)
Edward Gilmore married Tattsie (~ 1964)
Richard Gilmore married Emily (*McRae*?) (~ 1965)
[*Emily’s maiden name is never started in Gilmore girls cannon, and, it IS stated that she has a sister named Hope. Emily Gilmore’s maiden name could be be McRae, and her sister "Hope" could be Hope McRae (from Virgin River) Emily could born in Virgin River, but “escaped” by attending a fancy college and eventually “marrying rich”, maybe that’s one of the reasons Trix doesn’t like Emily, because she came from a rural middle-class background… also, this history adds extra irony and symbolism to Emily wearing jeans and her “explosion” at the DAR in a year in the life, she was channeling her true roots, and her outspoken sister, Hope.) - it is also possible that both Emily and Hope truly are “Daughters of American Revelation” - One leaned into that haritage, the other leaned away. Their grandfather (or great grandfather) could have done what Jack Sheridan did after the war, moved to a “rural, tranquil, middle-of-nowhere” place to cope with PTSD.]
Thomas Carrington married Evelyn (~ 1962)
Lucile Jenkins married George Bluth (~ 1963)
Laverne Jenkins married Grant Cassidy (~ 1974) (*age 18 - cannon)
Laverne and Grant got divorced six years later (~ 1980)
Sarah Jenkins married Mr. Jenson (~ 1974)
Robert Quinn married Victoria (~ 1963)
Max Keenan married Ruth (~ 1971)
- they later changed their surname to Brennan.
- Ruth died (~ 1993)
Fraya Crawley married Charles James (~ 1965)
Delila Thompson married Victor Jonson (~ 1968)
Geraldine Smith married Darcy Proudman
James Stark married Sabrian Clouse
Births:
Louise and Sean O'Brien had two children:
- Megan O'Brien (b. ~ 1979 - 1982) (*canon unclear)
- Walter O'Brien: (b. ~ 1982 - 1983) (*canon unclear)
Emily and Richard Gilmore had a daughter:
- Lorelai Gilmore (b. 1968)
Evelyn and Thomas Carrington had two sons:
- Blake Carrington (b. ~ 1964)
- Ben Carrington (b. ~ 1971)
Thomas Carrington had an affair with Lo Cox resulting in a child:
- Millie Cox (*Dominique Devereux) (b. ~ 1970s)
Lucile and George Bluth had two biological sons:
- GOB (b. ~1967)
- Michael Bluth (b. ~1969)
Lucile had an affair with Oscar (*George’s twin) resulting in:
- Buster (b. ~1971)
Lucile and George adopted Lucile’s half-sister:
- Lindsay (b. ~1967 - name: Nelly) (in 1970 at the age of three) (*cannon)
Lucile and George later adopted:
- Annyong (2010’s)
Laverne and Grant Cassidy had two daughters:
- Cate Cassidy (b. ~ 1974 or 1978 - cannon is not clear?)
- Abby Cassidy (b. ~1977 or 1981- assuming she is three years younger than Cate.)
Sarah and Mr. Jenson had a daughter
- Joey Jenson (b. ~1975)
Sarah had an affair with Everett Reid resulting in:
- Melinda Jenson (b. ~1982)
Victoria and Robert Quinn had two sons:
Patrick Quinn (b. ~ 1966)
Robert Quinn (II) (b. ~ 1972)
Ruth and Max Keenan had two children:
- Russ Brennan (born Kyle Keenan) (b. ~1972)
- Temperance Brennan (born Joy Keenan) (b. ~1976)
Fraya and Charles James had a daughter:
Elizabeth James (b. ~1966) - [* "the mother" in The Parent Trap (*1998)]
Delila and Victor Jonson had two children:
- Veronica and Kathryn Jonson (b. ~1969) (*twins)
Sabrina and James Stark had three children:
- Ellis Stark (b. ~1953)
- Tommy (b. ~1955) - (d. ~1957)
- Nathan Stark (b. ~1969) (* miracle baby)
James Stark had an affair with Blythe House, resulting in:
- Gregory House (b. ~1959)
Geraldine and Darcy Proudman had two biological children:
- Billy Proudman
- Jimmy Proudman
Geraldine had an affair that produced her middle child, Nina Proudman.
Marriages (and other important events)
Megan O'Brien married Sylvester Dodd (~ 2015)
Megan O'Brien-Dodd died (~ 2015)
Walter O'Brien (*unmarried as of 2018 )
Lorelai Gilmore dated Christopher Haden (~1982 to 1984)
Blake Carrington married Alexis Morell (~ 1988)
Ben Carrington moved to France and got married (~ *1992)
- got divorced
- then got remarried three subsequent times
Millie Cox (*Dominique Devereux) married Cecil Colby (around 1990?)
GOB Bluth har a relationship with a woman named Eve. (Around 1885?)
He later got married to a woman who’s name he can’t remember
Michele Bluth married Tracy (~ 1989)
Lindsey Bluth married Tobias Fünke (~ 1989)
Cate Cassidy had a relationship with Nate Baize in high school (somewhere between 1992-1993 - unclear in cannon)
Cate Cassidy married Ryan Thomas - (~ 2010)
Cate and Ryan got divorced (before 2013)
Cate Cassidy started dating Nate Baize again (before 2013)
Abby Cassidy unmarried (*as of 2010)
Joey Jenson married Mr Barrns (late ‘90s / early 2000’s)
Melinda Jenson married Mark Monroe (early 2010’s?)
Later, after Mark’s death, Mel married Jack Sheridan (~ 2023)
Robert Quinn (II) married Colleen (~ 1995)
Robert and Colleen eloped, and got divorced soon after (~ 1996)
Robert Quinn (II) later married Jill (late ‘90s)
Colleen married Donald Jacob (~ early 1997)
Colleen died (~ 2005)
Patrick Quinn married Grace (~ 1986 or earlier)
Grace Quinn died (~ 1988)
Russ Brennan married Amy Hollister (~ 2008 or 2009)
Temperance Brennan married *Seeley Booth. (~ 2013)
Veronica Jonson married Mr. Dineen (~ *1986)
Kathryn Jonson married John Kennish (~ 1993)
Ellis Stark married Thatcher Grey (in the early-to-mid 1970s)
Ellis and Thatcher got divorced (~ 1983)
Ellis died (~ 2007)
Thatcher died (~ 2018)
- Tommy’s death (~1957) prompted a rift in Sabrina and James’s relationship causing James to attempt to find solace elsewhere, both in the community of ‘the bottle’ and in the company of other women- (*the canonical serial cheating Ellis mentions about her father)
Nathan Stark married Alison Blake (late ‘90s / early 2000’s)
Alison was married previously (*husband dead?)
Nathan (*allegedly) died (2008)
Alison then married Jack Carter who was also previously married. (~ 2012)
Gregory House was raised by John House.
Gregory House married Dominika Petrova (~ 2010)
Gregory house (*allegedly) died (~ 2012)
Births:
Lorelai Gilmore had Rory out of wedlock at 16 (~1984)
Blake and Alexis Carrington had:
Adam (b. ~ *1988-89)
*Steven Carrington (b. ~1990)
Fallon Carrington (b. ~1993)
Amanda (b. ~1996)
*Steven Carrington (b. ~1990) was the product of Alexis Carrington having an affair with Joseph Anders. But Blake Carrington assumed Steven was his son, and raised him as such.
Ben Carrington had a daughter:
Juliette Carrington (b. ~1994)
Millie and Cecil Colby had two children:
Jeff Colby (b. ~1990)
Monica Colby (b. ~*1993-94)
GOB Bluth and Eve had a son:
Steve Holt (b. ~*1986)
Tracy and Michele Bluth had a son:
George Michael (b. ~ *1990?)
Lindsey and Tobias Fünke had a daughter:
Maeby Fünke (b. ~ *1990?)
Cate Cassidy and Nate Baize had a daughter:
Lux Cassidy (b. ~ *1993)
Mel and Jack adopt a baby bory:
David *??
Colleen and Robert Quinn had a daughter:
- Callie *Quinn - (*Jacob-Quinn-Adems-foster) (b~ 1997) [from The Fosters]
Colleen and Donald Jacobs had a son:
- Jude Jacobs (b. ~2001)
Jill Robert Quinn had a daughter:
- Sophia Quinn (b~ 1999)
Grace and Patrick Quinn had a daughter:
- Happy Quinn (b. ~1988)
*Amy Hollister had two daughters from a previous marriage*
- Emma (b. ~ between 1992 and 1996)
- Hayley (b. ~1996 and 2000)
Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth have a daughter:
Christine Booth (b. ~2012)
Veronica and Mr. Dineen had a daughter: (*canonically, Veronica had Paige at 17)
Paige Dineen (b. ~1986)
Kathryn and John Kennish had 2 (biological) children: (but raised a different child until the age of 15)
- Toby Kennish (b. ~1993)
- *Daphne Vasquez (b. ~ 1995) (*biologically their daughter - but they didn’t officially meet until she was 15)
- *Bay Kennish (b. ~ 1995) (*not biologically their daughter - but they raised as their own until she was 15)
Ellis and Thatcher Grey had a daughter:
Meredith Grey (b. ~1978)
Alison and Nathan Stark had a daughter:
Jenna Nathan (b~ 2008)
Alison had a son from her previous marriage
- Kevin (b~1997)
Jack Carter had a daughter from his previous marriage
- Zoey (b~1991)
*Gregory House was raised by John House, and discovered at 12 that John was not his biological father, however, as of 2012, he did not know who his biological father was.
Gregory House had a relationship with Millie Curtis while in collage, resulting in the birth of:
- Tobey Curtis (b~1980)
Gregory House married Dominika Petrova (~ 2010)
Gregory house (*allegedly) died (~ 2012)
Marriages (and other important events)
Steven Carrington married Sam Jones (~ 2018.)
Fallon Carrington married Liam Ridley (~ 2018, and then again in 2021)
Amanda *Carrington is dating Kirby Anders (Steven’s biological-paternal half-sister)
Rory Gilmore was in a long-term on-again-off-again relationship with Logan (~ 2005 to 2016)
Meredith Grey married Derek Shepherd (~ 2011)
Paige Dineen dated Drew Baker(~ 2003 to 2008)
Callie Quinn-Jacob-Adams-Foster is engaged to Jamie Hunter (as of feb. 2024)
Births:
Meredith and Derek Shepherd had three children
- Zola Grey Shepherd (b. ~2010) (adopted 2011)
- Derek Bailey Shepherd (b. ~ 2013)
- Ellis Shepherd (b. ~ 2016)
Fallon Carrington and Liam Ridley had a daughter:
- Lauren Morell Carrington Ridley (b. ~ 2023)
Paige Dineen and Drew Baker had a son:
- Ralph Dineen (b. ~ 2005)
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Notes - in this tree Phryne Fisher could easily be the Cousin who Cora Crawly suggests sending Mary to visit in the early season of Downton Abby after the Pamuke insidant.