Old Chattox
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Old Chattox was one of the most infamous accused witches in early 17th-century England, central to the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Chattox canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7820387 — 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: Old Chattox Context triple: [Pendle witch trials, notableDefendant, Old Chattox]
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A.
Chapelhall
Chapelhall is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, historically associated with coal mining and situated near the town of Airdrie.
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B.
Craighouse
Craighouse is the main village and administrative center on the Isle of Jura in Scotland, known for its harbor and whisky distillery.
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C.
Beattock
Beattock is a small village in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, in the south of Scotland, historically known as a coaching stop on the route between England and the Scottish Highlands.
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D.
Coryton
Coryton is a suburban area and railway terminus in Cardiff, Wales, served by local commuter trains.
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E.
Crockenhill
Crockenhill is a small village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England, situated near the town of Swanley.
- 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: Old Chattox Target entity description: Old Chattox was one of the most infamous accused witches in early 17th-century England, central to the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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A.
Chapelhall
Chapelhall is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, historically associated with coal mining and situated near the town of Airdrie.
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B.
Craighouse
Craighouse is the main village and administrative center on the Isle of Jura in Scotland, known for its harbor and whisky distillery.
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C.
Beattock
Beattock is a small village in Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway, in the south of Scotland, historically known as a coaching stop on the route between England and the Scottish Highlands.
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D.
Coryton
Coryton is a suburban area and railway terminus in Cardiff, Wales, served by local commuter trains.
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E.
Crockenhill
Crockenhill is a small village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England, situated near the town of Swanley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alleged witch
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| accusedBy |
Thomas Potts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the Nutter family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Anne Whittle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alizon Device
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demdike family NERFINISHED ⓘ Device family ⓘ Pendle Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
maleficium
ⓘ
sorcery ⓘ |
| convictedOf | witchcraft ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 16th century ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1612 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Thomas Potts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executionYear | 1612 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild | Anne Redferne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Anne Redferne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Device NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTrial | found guilty ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an accused witch in the Pendle witch trials
ⓘ
being one of the most infamous accused witches in early 17th-century England ⓘ her 1612 witchcraft trial at Lancaster Assizes ⓘ |
| occupation |
beggar
ⓘ
cunning woman ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Lancaster Assizes of 1612
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pendle witch trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pendle Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStatus | poor ⓘ |
| trialYear | 1612 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Chattox Description of subject: Old Chattox was one of the most infamous accused witches in early 17th-century England, central to the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.