Emily bronte biography timeline project

Emily Bronte was the second eldest of the Victorian Yorkshire sisters who wrote novels and is probably most famous for “Wuthering Heights”.

When and Where was she Born?

30th July 1818, The Parsonage, 74 Market Street, Thornton, Yorkshire, England.

Family Background:

Emily was the daughter of a Cleric, Patrick Bronte and his wife Maria (nee Branwell) who was originally from Cornwall.

She was the fifth of their six children.

Emily bronte biography timeline project

Patrick was the son of a poor tenant farmer who had left Ireland in 1802 in order to study at Cambridge. Emily was a sister to Branwell, Charlotte and Anne Bronte. The family were always short of money relying on her father’s small income and and her mother’s annuity but the Parsonage at Haworth was large and enabled them to live rent free.

Education:

Clergy Daughter’s School, Cowan Bridge.

Miss Wooler’s School, Roe Head and at home at Haworth.

Timeline of Emily Bronte

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