Anne Whittle
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Anne Whittle, also known as Old Chattox, was one of the most prominent accused witches in the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anne Whittle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7820389 — 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: Anne Whittle Context triple: [Pendle witch trials, notableDefendant, Anne Whittle]
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A.
Louise Whitfield
Louise Whitfield was an American philanthropist best known as the wife of industrialist Andrew Carnegie and for her extensive charitable work.
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B.
Anne Aylett
Anne Aylett was the wife of American statesman and Declaration of Independence signer Richard Henry Lee, belonging to a prominent colonial Virginia family.
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C.
Mary Glendinning
Mary Glendinning is a central maternal figure in Herman Melville’s novel "Pierre; or, The Ambiguities," whose complex relationship with her son underscores the book’s themes of family, identity, and moral uncertainty.
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D.
Kathleen Gawthrop
Kathleen Gawthrop is best known as the second wife of legendary American golfer Arnold Palmer.
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E.
Elizabeth Shewell
Elizabeth Shewell was the wife of Anglo-American painter Benjamin West and a member of a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family in the 18th century.
- 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: Anne Whittle Target entity description: Anne Whittle, also known as Old Chattox, was one of the most prominent accused witches in the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England.
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A.
Louise Whitfield
Louise Whitfield was an American philanthropist best known as the wife of industrialist Andrew Carnegie and for her extensive charitable work.
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B.
Anne Aylett
Anne Aylett was the wife of American statesman and Declaration of Independence signer Richard Henry Lee, belonging to a prominent colonial Virginia family.
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C.
Mary Glendinning
Mary Glendinning is a central maternal figure in Herman Melville’s novel "Pierre; or, The Ambiguities," whose complex relationship with her son underscores the book’s themes of family, identity, and moral uncertainty.
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D.
Kathleen Gawthrop
Kathleen Gawthrop is best known as the second wife of legendary American golfer Arnold Palmer.
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E.
Elizabeth Shewell
Elizabeth Shewell was the wife of Anglo-American painter Benjamin West and a member of a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family in the 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alleged witch
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| accusedIn | Pendle witch trials ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
sorcery
ⓘ
witchcraft ⓘ |
| allegedFamiliar | a spirit called Fancie ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mother Chattox
ⓘ
Old Chattox ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pendle Hill
ⓘ
Pendle witches ⓘ
linked to:
Pendle witch trials
|
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| confessedTo |
making a pact with a familiar spirit
ⓘ
witchcraft practices ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| countryOfTrial | England ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1612 ⓘ |
| dateOfTrial | 1612 ⓘ |
| employer |
Christopher Nutter
ⓘ
Robert Nutter ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
Alizon Device
ⓘ
Elizabeth Device ⓘ James Device ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 17th-century English witch trials ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalRecords | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | convicted of witchcraft ⓘ |
| legalPenalty | death ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Thomas Potts' "The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster" ⓘ |
| methodOfExecution | hanging ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a central figure in the Pendle witch trials ⓘ |
| occupation | beggar ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lancashire
ⓘ
Lancaster ⓘ |
| placeOfTrial | Lancashire ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | witch in later literature ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| religion | nominally Christian ⓘ |
| residence |
Lancashire
ⓘ
Pendle Forest ⓘ
linked to:
Pendle
|
| socialStatus | poor ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of witchcraft
ⓘ
local folklore in Lancashire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anne Whittle Description of subject: Anne Whittle, also known as Old Chattox, was one of the most prominent accused witches in the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England.
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