Macpherson-Grant family
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The Macpherson-Grant family is a Scottish landed family historically associated with and long in possession of the Ballindalloch estate in Banffshire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Macpherson-Grant family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17241210 — 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: Macpherson-Grant family Context triple: [Ballindalloch Castle, ownedBy, Macpherson-Grant family]
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A.
Macaulay family
The Macaulay family is a namesake family recognized for its association with the Macaulay Library, a prominent archive of wildlife sounds and media.
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B.
Erskine family
The Erskine family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the Earls of Mar and influential roles in Scottish political and social life.
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C.
Baillie-Hamilton family
The Baillie-Hamilton family is a prominent Scottish aristocratic lineage historically associated with the Earldom of Haddington.
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D.
Baillie family
The Baillie family was a prominent Scottish landowning lineage historically associated with the Polkemmet estate in West Lothian.
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E.
Elphinstone family
The Elphinstone family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically influential in politics, colonial administration, and public service within the British Empire.
- 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: Macpherson-Grant family Target entity description: The Macpherson-Grant family is a Scottish landed family historically associated with and long in possession of the Ballindalloch estate in Banffshire.
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A.
Macaulay family
The Macaulay family is a namesake family recognized for its association with the Macaulay Library, a prominent archive of wildlife sounds and media.
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B.
Erskine family
The Erskine family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the Earls of Mar and influential roles in Scottish political and social life.
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C.
Baillie-Hamilton family
The Baillie-Hamilton family is a prominent Scottish aristocratic lineage historically associated with the Earldom of Haddington.
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D.
Baillie family
The Baillie family was a prominent Scottish landowning lineage historically associated with the Polkemmet estate in West Lothian.
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E.
Elphinstone family
The Elphinstone family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically influential in politics, colonial administration, and public service within the British Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.