Gurney family
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The Gurney family was a prominent English Quaker banking and philanthropic dynasty influential in finance, social reform, and religious life in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English family
→
Quaker family → banking dynasty → philanthropic family → |
| activePeriod |
18th century
→
19th century → |
| associatedWithMovement |
abolitionism
→
evangelical Quakerism → prison reform → temperance movement → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| ethnicGroup | English people → |
| foundedBank | Gurney's Bank → |
| industry |
banking
→
finance → |
| influenced |
British banking system
→
Quaker social witness → |
| knownFor |
banking
→
philanthropy → religious leadership → social reform → |
| language | English → |
| member |
Anna Gurney
→
Catherine Gurney → Daniel Gurney → Elizabeth Fry → Hannah Gurney → Hudson Gurney → John Gurney → Joseph John Gurney → Louisa Gurney Hoare → Elizabeth Gurney →
surface form: "Priscilla Gurney"
Richenda Gurney NERFINISHED → Samuel Gurney → |
| mergedInto |
Barclays
→
surface form: "Barclays Bank"
|
| notableEstate |
Earlham Hall
→
Northrepps Cottage → |
| philanthropicFocus |
Bible distribution
→
education → poverty relief → prison visitation → |
| region |
Earlham College
→
surface form: "Earlham"
Norfolk NERFINISHED → Norwich NERFINISHED → |
| religiousAffiliation |
Quakerism
→
Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED → |
| socialClass |
provincial gentry
→
upper middle class → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Gurney family of Norwich"