Codrington family
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The Codrington family is a historically prominent British colonial and landowning dynasty, notably influential in the Caribbean during the era of plantation slavery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codrington family canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20501284 — 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: Codrington family Context triple: [Codrington, namedAfter, Codrington family]
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A.
Fearrington family
The Fearrington family is a local North Carolina family whose name and legacy are closely associated with the development and identity of Fearrington Village.
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B.
Randolph family
The Randolph family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage best known for producing Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, a key military leader and statesman during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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C.
Calvert family
The Calvert family was an influential English noble lineage that held the title of Lords Baltimore and served as the proprietors and rulers of colonial Maryland.
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D.
Royall family
The Royall family was a wealthy colonial New England dynasty whose fortune, built in part on slavery and Caribbean plantations, is historically linked to early American institutions such as Harvard Law School.
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E.
Boughton family
The Boughton family is a local lineage significant enough in the history of Boughtonville, Ohio, that the community was named in their honor.
- 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: Codrington family Target entity description: The Codrington family is a historically prominent British colonial and landowning dynasty, notably influential in the Caribbean during the era of plantation slavery.
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A.
Fearrington family
The Fearrington family is a local North Carolina family whose name and legacy are closely associated with the development and identity of Fearrington Village.
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B.
Randolph family
The Randolph family was a prominent Scottish noble lineage best known for producing Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray, a key military leader and statesman during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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C.
Calvert family
The Calvert family was an influential English noble lineage that held the title of Lords Baltimore and served as the proprietors and rulers of colonial Maryland.
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D.
Royall family
The Royall family was a wealthy colonial New England dynasty whose fortune, built in part on slavery and Caribbean plantations, is historically linked to early American institutions such as Harvard Law School.
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E.
Boughton family
The Boughton family is a local lineage significant enough in the history of Boughtonville, Ohio, that the community was named in their honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.