Shakespeare’s family
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Shakespeare’s family comprises the relatives and household of the playwright William Shakespeare, including his wife Anne Hathaway and their children, who lived in Stratford-upon-Avon and were closely tied to his personal and social life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shakespeare family | 1 |
| Shakespeare’s family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4625155 — 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: Shakespeare’s family Context triple: [Nash’s House and New Place, associatedWith, Shakespeare’s family]
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A.
The Gresham family
The Gresham family is a prominent fictional landed gentry clan in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, central to the social and financial dramas of the series.
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B.
Mildmay family
The Mildmay family is an English noble lineage historically prominent in politics and public service, particularly during the Tudor and Stuart periods.
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C.
Warwick family
The Warwick family is a familial lineage or household to which Mancel Warrick belongs.
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D.
Chandos family
The Chandos family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage historically influential in politics and society, notably through its ties to other powerful families such as the Grenvilles.
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E.
Rosenkrantz family
The Rosenkrantz family is one of Denmark’s oldest and most prominent noble lineages, long influential in the country’s political and social history.
- 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: Shakespeare’s family Target entity description: Shakespeare’s family comprises the relatives and household of the playwright William Shakespeare, including his wife Anne Hathaway and their children, who lived in Stratford-upon-Avon and were closely tied to his personal and social life.
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A.
The Gresham family
The Gresham family is a prominent fictional landed gentry clan in Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, central to the social and financial dramas of the series.
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B.
Mildmay family
The Mildmay family is an English noble lineage historically prominent in politics and public service, particularly during the Tudor and Stuart periods.
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C.
Warwick family
The Warwick family is a familial lineage or household to which Mancel Warrick belongs.
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D.
Chandos family
The Chandos family is a prominent British aristocratic lineage historically influential in politics and society, notably through its ties to other powerful families such as the Grenvilles.
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E.
Rosenkrantz family
The Rosenkrantz family is one of Denmark’s oldest and most prominent noble lineages, long influential in the country’s political and social history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Early Modern English family
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family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Henley Street house, Stratford-upon-Avon
NERFINISHED
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Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Stratford-upon-Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSiteOfMembers | Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | provides biographical context for William Shakespeare’s life and works ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Stratford parish records
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legal documents and wills of the period ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
glove-making through John Shakespeare
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wool dealing through John Shakespeare ⓘ |
| governedByCustom | English common law of the Tudor period ⓘ |
| hasLineageConnection |
Arden family of Warwickshire
NERFINISHED
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Hathaway family of Shottery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Anne Hathaway
NERFINISHED
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Anne Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmund Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamnet Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ John Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Quiney NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ Susanna Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfFamily | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalConnection | Shakespeare–Hathaway marriage ⓘ |
| matriarch | Mary Arden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
birth of Susanna Shakespeare in 1583
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birth of twins Hamnet and Judith in 1585 ⓘ death of Hamnet Shakespeare in 1596 ⓘ marriage of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway in 1582 ⓘ purchase of New Place by William Shakespeare in 1597 ⓘ |
| patriarch | John Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertyOwnership |
Henley Street house, Stratford-upon-Avon
NERFINISHED
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New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | likely Catholic origins ⓘ |
| socialStatus | middle class ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Early modern English social history
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Shakespearean biography ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Shakespeare’s family Description of subject: Shakespeare’s family comprises the relatives and household of the playwright William Shakespeare, including his wife Anne Hathaway and their children, who lived in Stratford-upon-Avon and were closely tied to his personal and social life.
Referenced by (2)
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Shakespeare family