Barrett family of Jamaica
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The Barrett family of Jamaica was a prominent British colonial planter and slave-owning dynasty that amassed great wealth and influence in Jamaica during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barrett family of Jamaica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12903097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barrett family of Jamaica Context triple: [Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett, relatedTo, Barrett family of Jamaica]
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Mason family of Jamaica
The Mason family of Jamaica is a fictional wealthy Creole family from the Caribbean featured in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre," most notably through the character of Bertha Mason.
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B.
Barrett family
The Barrett family was a prominent colonial-era New England family whose homestead and lands became historically significant for their role in early American history, particularly around the time of the American Revolution.
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Trelawney family
The Trelawney family is a British wizarding lineage in the Harry Potter universe, best known for producing the Hogwarts Divination professor and true Seer Sybill Trelawney.
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D.
the Barrett family
The Barrett family is a prominent 19th-century English literary family best known for the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the dramatic tensions surrounding her strict, domineering father.
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E.
Barclay family
The Barclay family is a wealthy British family best known for its business interests in media, retail, and property, including long-term control of The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barrett family of Jamaica Target entity description: The Barrett family of Jamaica was a prominent British colonial planter and slave-owning dynasty that amassed great wealth and influence in Jamaica during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
Mason family of Jamaica
The Mason family of Jamaica is a fictional wealthy Creole family from the Caribbean featured in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre," most notably through the character of Bertha Mason.
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B.
Barrett family
The Barrett family was a prominent colonial-era New England family whose homestead and lands became historically significant for their role in early American history, particularly around the time of the American Revolution.
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C.
Trelawney family
The Trelawney family is a British wizarding lineage in the Harry Potter universe, best known for producing the Hogwarts Divination professor and true Seer Sybill Trelawney.
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D.
the Barrett family
The Barrett family is a prominent 19th-century English literary family best known for the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning and the dramatic tensions surrounding her strict, domineering father.
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E.
Barclay family
The Barclay family is a wealthy British family best known for its business interests in media, retail, and property, including long-term control of The Spectator and The Daily Telegraph.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial planter family
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landowning dynasty ⓘ slave‑owning family ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
British abolition of slavery
ⓘ
linked to:
Slavery Abolition Act 1833
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| benefitedFrom | compensation to slave owners after emancipation ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid‑19th century ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
British slave compensation records
ⓘ
Jamaican plantation records ⓘ genealogies of the Barrett and Moulton‑Barrett families ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
slave trading and ownership
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sugar cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | British ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Edward Barrett
ⓘ
Edward Moulton‑Barrett ⓘ
linked to:
Edward Barrett Moulton-Barrett
Elizabeth Barrett Moulton‑Barrett ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Hercules Barrett ⓘ Samuel Barrett ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial rule in Jamaica ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
British Atlantic slave economy
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linked to:
Atlantic world plantation system
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| knownFor |
amassing great wealth from enslaved labor
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influence in local colonial government ⓘ large slave holdings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
association with Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s family background
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surviving great houses in northern Jamaica ⓘ |
| memberOf | Jamaican plantocracy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent slave‑owning dynasty in the British Caribbean
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owning extensive sugar plantations in Jamaica ⓘ |
| ownedEstate |
Cinnamon Hill estate
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Greenwood estate ⓘ
linked to:
Greenwood Great House
Spring Estate ⓘ
linked to:
Spring Garden
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| ownedPropertyType |
cattle pens
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sugar plantations ⓘ urban properties in Jamaica ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceIn | colonial Jamaica ⓘ |
| region |
St James Parish
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Trelawny Parish ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Elizabeth Barrett Browning ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialClass | plantocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| wealthSource |
profits from sugar plantations
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unpaid labor of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barrett family of Jamaica Description of subject: The Barrett family of Jamaica was a prominent British colonial planter and slave-owning dynasty that amassed great wealth and influence in Jamaica during the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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