Stirling family
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The Stirling family is a prominent Scottish lineage historically associated with estates such as Drumpellier House in Lanarkshire and noted for its influence in regional landowning and public life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stirling family canonical | 5 |
| Stirling-Maxwell family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17603088 — 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: Stirling family Context triple: [Drumpellier House, Lanarkshire, associatedWithFamily, Stirling family]
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A.
Rutherford clan
The Rutherford clan is a historic Scottish Border family known for its role among the Border Reivers, who were infamous for raiding and feuding along the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
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B.
Erskine family
The Erskine family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the Earls of Mar and influential roles in Scottish political and social life.
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C.
Menteith family
The Menteith family was a medieval Scottish noble lineage associated with the earldom of Menteith and influential in the politics of central Scotland.
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D.
Baillie family
The Baillie family was a prominent Scottish landowning lineage historically associated with the Polkemmet estate in West Lothian.
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E.
Hume clan
The Hume clan is a historic Scottish Border family known for its influential role in the turbulent politics and raiding culture of the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
- 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: Stirling family Target entity description: The Stirling family is a prominent Scottish lineage historically associated with estates such as Drumpellier House in Lanarkshire and noted for its influence in regional landowning and public life.
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A.
Rutherford clan
The Rutherford clan is a historic Scottish Border family known for its role among the Border Reivers, who were infamous for raiding and feuding along the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
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B.
Erskine family
The Erskine family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the Earls of Mar and influential roles in Scottish political and social life.
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C.
Menteith family
The Menteith family was a medieval Scottish noble lineage associated with the earldom of Menteith and influential in the politics of central Scotland.
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D.
Baillie family
The Baillie family was a prominent Scottish landowning lineage historically associated with the Polkemmet estate in West Lothian.
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E.
Hume clan
The Hume clan is a historic Scottish Border family known for its influential role in the turbulent politics and raiding culture of the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Stirling family