Sutherland family
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The Sutherland family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the Earldom and later Dukedom of Sutherland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sutherland family canonical | 6 |
| The Sutherlands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17238979 — 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: Sutherland family Context triple: [Angus Sutherland, memberOf, Sutherland family]
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A.
Shepherd family
The Shepherd family is a fictional family unit featured in narrative works that include the character Lucy Shepherd.
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B.
Gordon family
The Gordon family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically headed by the Marquess of Huntly and influential in the politics and society of northeast Scotland.
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C.
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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D.
Tatham family
The Tatham family is a historically significant family whose legacy in the arts is commemorated through the naming of the Tatham Art Gallery.
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E.
Stephen family
The Stephen family was a prominent British intellectual and literary family of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, closely associated with the Bloomsbury Group and including figures such as Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
- 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: Sutherland family Target entity description: The Sutherland family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the Earldom and later Dukedom of Sutherland.
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A.
Shepherd family
The Shepherd family is a fictional family unit featured in narrative works that include the character Lucy Shepherd.
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B.
Gordon family
The Gordon family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically headed by the Marquess of Huntly and influential in the politics and society of northeast Scotland.
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C.
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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D.
Tatham family
The Tatham family is a historically significant family whose legacy in the arts is commemorated through the naming of the Tatham Art Gallery.
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E.
Stephen family
The Stephen family was a prominent British intellectual and literary family of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, closely associated with the Bloomsbury Group and including figures such as Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sutherland family