Carbury family
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The Carbury family is a central fictional family in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," around whom much of the social and financial drama revolves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carbury family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9203365 — 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: Carbury family Context triple: [Paul Montague, associatedWithFamily, Carbury family]
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A.
Rainsborough family
The Rainsborough family is an English lineage known for producing notable figures in politics, religion, and radical thought during the 17th century.
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B.
Pynsent family
The Pynsent family was an English landed gentry lineage historically associated with estates and local influence in Somerset.
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C.
Tatham family
The Tatham family is a historically significant family whose legacy in the arts is commemorated through the naming of the Tatham Art Gallery.
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D.
Audley family
The Audley family is an English noble lineage historically associated with and influential in the region surrounding Audley End House.
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E.
Arbuthnot family
The Arbuthnot family is a notable British lineage historically associated with naval service, public life, and the Scottish aristocracy.
- 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: Carbury family Target entity description: The Carbury family is a central fictional family in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," around whom much of the social and financial drama revolves.
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A.
Rainsborough family
The Rainsborough family is an English lineage known for producing notable figures in politics, religion, and radical thought during the 17th century.
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B.
Pynsent family
The Pynsent family was an English landed gentry lineage historically associated with estates and local influence in Somerset.
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C.
Tatham family
The Tatham family is a historically significant family whose legacy in the arts is commemorated through the naming of the Tatham Art Gallery.
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D.
Audley family
The Audley family is an English noble lineage historically associated with and influential in the region surrounding Audley End House.
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E.
Arbuthnot family
The Arbuthnot family is a notable British lineage historically associated with naval service, public life, and the Scottish aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional family ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Way We Live Now ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
journalism and the press
ⓘ
marriage and courtship ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ social ambition ⓘ speculation ⓘ |
| centralTo |
financial drama in The Way We Live Now
ⓘ
social drama in The Way We Live Now ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anthony Trollope ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Felix Carbury
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Felix Carbury
Hetta Carbury ⓘ Lady Carbury ⓘ Roger Carbury ⓘ Sir Patrick Carbury ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Carbury Hall ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | focus of intertwined personal and financial plots ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1875 ⓘ |
| setIn |
Victorian England
ⓘ
linked to:
Victorian era
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| socialClass | English gentry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carbury family Description of subject: The Carbury family is a central fictional family in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," around whom much of the social and financial drama revolves.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.