Mollison family
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The Mollison family is a central fictional household in J.K. Rowling’s novel "The Casual Vacancy," around which much of the book’s social and political drama revolves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mollison family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13511282 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mollison family Context triple: [Shirley Mollison, associatedWith, Mollison family]
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Mott family
The Mott family is an American family known for its prominence in industry and philanthropy, particularly through figures like automotive executive and benefactor C. S. Harding Mott.
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B.
Moffatt family
The Moffatt family was a prominent colonial-era New England merchant family associated with wealth, trade, and social influence, particularly in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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C.
Morris family
The Morris family was a prominent colonial American political and landowning dynasty in what is now the Bronx, New York, influential in early New York and United States history.
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D.
Durie family
The Durie family is a fictional Scottish noble lineage central to the plot and themes of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel "The Master of Ballantrae."
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Nicolson family
The Nicolson family is a Scottish clan historically prominent in Shetland, notably as the long-time owners and residents of the 19th-century Brough Lodge on the island of Fetlar.
- 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: Mollison family Target entity description: The Mollison family is a central fictional household in J.K. Rowling’s novel "The Casual Vacancy," around which much of the book’s social and political drama revolves.
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A.
Mott family
The Mott family is an American family known for its prominence in industry and philanthropy, particularly through figures like automotive executive and benefactor C. S. Harding Mott.
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B.
Moffatt family
The Moffatt family was a prominent colonial-era New England merchant family associated with wealth, trade, and social influence, particularly in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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C.
Morris family
The Morris family was a prominent colonial American political and landowning dynasty in what is now the Bronx, New York, influential in early New York and United States history.
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D.
Durie family
The Durie family is a fictional Scottish noble lineage central to the plot and themes of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel "The Master of Ballantrae."
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E.
Nicolson family
The Nicolson family is a Scottish clan historically prominent in Shetland, notably as the long-time owners and residents of the 19th-century Brough Lodge on the island of Fetlar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
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literary character group ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Casual Vacancy ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class conflict
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local politics ⓘ power and influence in small communities ⓘ respectability and hypocrisy ⓘ |
| centralTo |
local politics in Pagford
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parish council conflicts in Pagford ⓘ social tensions in The Casual Vacancy ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext |
contemporary fiction
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social satire ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Howard Mollison
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Maureen Lowe ⓘ Miles Mollison ⓘ Patrick Mollison ⓘ Samantha Mollison ⓘ Shirley Mollison ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonistic force in local politics
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symbol of middle-class establishment in Pagford ⓘ |
| publisherOfOriginWork | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| relatedWork | BBC television adaptation of The Casual Vacancy ⓘ |
| residesInFictionalPlace | Pagford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mollison family Description of subject: The Mollison family is a central fictional household in J.K. Rowling’s novel "The Casual Vacancy," around which much of the book’s social and political drama revolves.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.