Mary Morstan
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Mary Morstan is a key character in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, best known as Dr. Watson's wife and the central female figure in "The Sign of Four."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Morstan canonical | 6 |
| Mary Morstan in Sherlock | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7635658 — 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: Mary Morstan Context triple: [Dr. Watson, spouse, Mary Morstan]
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A.
Mary Jane Croft
Mary Jane Croft was an American character actress best known for her comedic supporting roles on classic radio and television shows, including frequent appearances on series like I Love Lucy and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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B.
Ellen Allerton
Ellen Allerton was a 19th-century American poet and writer known for her regional verse and depictions of frontier and rural life.
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C.
Yvette Livesey
Yvette Livesey is a former Miss United Kingdom and music industry figure best known as the long-term partner of Manchester music impresario Tony Wilson and co-organizer of the In the City music conference.
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D.
Zoe Heriot
Zoe Heriot is a brilliant young astrophysicist and companion of the Second Doctor in the classic British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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E.
Jane Bond
Jane Bond is an individual known primarily through her familial connection by marriage to Alice Clopton.
- 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: Mary Morstan Target entity description: Mary Morstan is a key character in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, best known as Dr. Watson's wife and the central female figure in "The Sign of Four."
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A.
Mary Jane Croft
Mary Jane Croft was an American character actress best known for her comedic supporting roles on classic radio and television shows, including frequent appearances on series like I Love Lucy and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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B.
Ellen Allerton
Ellen Allerton was a 19th-century American poet and writer known for her regional verse and depictions of frontier and rural life.
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C.
Yvette Livesey
Yvette Livesey is a former Miss United Kingdom and music industry figure best known as the long-term partner of Manchester music impresario Tony Wilson and co-organizer of the In the City music conference.
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D.
Zoe Heriot
Zoe Heriot is a brilliant young astrophysicist and companion of the Second Doctor in the classic British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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E.
Jane Bond
Jane Bond is an individual known primarily through her familial connection by marriage to Alice Clopton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Sherlock Holmes stories
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Adventure of the Empty House
ⓘ
linked to:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder ⓘ The Adventure of the Second Stain ⓘ The Sign of Four ⓘ The Sign of the Four ⓘ
linked to:
The Sign of Four
|
| associatedWith |
John Watson
ⓘ
Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| category |
Fictional British people
ⓘ
Fictional wives and husbands ⓘ Sherlock Holmes character ⓘ |
| centralMysteryIn | The Sign of Four ⓘ |
| creator | Arthur Conan Doyle ⓘ |
| deathStatus | deceased (in canon, prior to later stories) ⓘ |
| familyName | Morstan ⓘ |
| father |
Captain Arthur Morstan
ⓘ
linked to:
Morstan
|
| fictionalUniverse |
Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
linked to:
Holmes
|
| firstAppearance | The Sign of Four ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | detective fiction character ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | recurring secondary character in Sherlock Holmes canon ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | prose literature ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
The Adventure of the Empty House
ⓘ
linked to:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder ⓘ The Adventure of the Second Stain ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | romantic interest of Dr. Watson ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
composure under stress
ⓘ
courage ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| occupation | governess ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance |
Lippincott's Monthly Magazine
ⓘ
linked to:
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine
|
| relationshipToProtagonist |
friend of Sherlock Holmes
ⓘ
wife of the narrator Dr. Watson ⓘ |
| relative |
Captain Arthur Morstan
ⓘ
linked to:
Morstan
|
| roleInWork |
central female character in The Sign of Four
ⓘ
client of Sherlock Holmes ⓘ |
| setting | Victorian London ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Watson
John Watson ⓘ |
| spouseOfMainCharacter |
Dr. John H. Watson
ⓘ
linked to:
John Watson
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Morstan Description of subject: Mary Morstan is a key character in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, best known as Dr. Watson's wife and the central female figure in "The Sign of Four."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mary Morstan