This Foldout collects some miscellaneous information to the people, places and the works of The Brontë family
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You can see the text of Charlotte's published notes on Acton Bell,
Currer Bell, and Ellis Bell on several WWW sites, including:
Aunt Branwell gave the geese away whilst Emily was at the
Pensionnat Heger
It was published privately in 1924
She was the model for Miss Scatcherd in Jane Eyre
He was an assistant master at Rugby School.
He was later a school inspector.
He introduced the word philistine in an attack on the cultural
values of the middle classes
Charlotte met him in 1850 when she visited Harriet Martineau
Wm Grimshaw Haworth
In 1846, the firm published Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell
Acton Bell Ref 25-A34 Adelaide Ref 25-A8 Agnes Grey Ref 25-A39 
Allée Défendue, L' Ref 25-A32 Amelia, Miss Celia Ref 25-A12 And the weary are at rest Ref 25-A10 Andrew, Dr Thomas Ref 25-A36
Of Haworth.
On his death, a monument by Joseph Leyland was erected in Haworth church
Andrews, Miss Ref 25-A20
A teacher at Clergy Daughters' School.
Arnold, Matthew Ref 25-A35
Poet and critic.
Athénée Royal Ref 25-A25 Aunt Branwell Ref 25-A338 Aunt Branwell's teapot Ref 25-A41
To me, to live is Christ, to die is Gain
belonged to Aunt Branwell
Aykroyd, George Ref 25-A52
Husband of Tabitha Aykroyd.
They and Susannah Wood are buried in the same grave just in front
of the old gateway from the Parsonage into the churchyard
Aykroyd, Tabitha Ref 25-A3
She worked at Haworth Parsonage as cook and housekeeper to the
Brontë family
Aylott & Jones Ref 25-A18
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Between 1848 and 1851, he was an inspector with the Board of Health,
and conducted surveys of the sanitary conditions – notably those in
Haworth – see Haworth Sanitation.
In 1851, he moved to Australia where he died
The statue is mentioned in The Professor
It was the middle name of Rev Arthur Bell Nicholls which suggested
the surname.
In 1848, the literary world – including their publisher – believed
that the three Bells are in fact the same author.
The sex of the writer(s) was also a source of puzzlement.
T. C. Newby confused the public by claims in his edition of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
See Harper Brothers
The publication of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in 1847, forced
Charlotte and Anne to reveal their separate identities to George Smith.
Though Emily refused to accompany her sisters to London, or to
reveal the true identity of Ellis Bell.
They travelled to London to confront the astonished George Smith in
his Cornhill office.
The sisters stayed at the Chapter Coffee House.
During their visit, Smith took the sisters to see a performance
of Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville at Covent
Garden.
You can see the text of Charlotte's published notes on Acton Bell,
Currer Bell, and Ellis Bell on several WWW sites, including:
Branwell sent my letters to the magazine, imploring them to publish
his stories
The Greek for thunder is bronte, and boanerges
means sons of thunder
A part of the Brontë Parsonage Museum which presents some of
the material from the archives of the museum.
See Bonnell Room
This part of the Brontë Parsonage Museum was opened in 1960,
and presents some of the material from the archives of the museum.
It is named for the American bibliophile, Henry Houston
Bonnell [18??-1926] of Philadelphia USA, who bequeathed part of
his large collection of Brontë documents – first editions,
letters, manuscripts – to the museum
He was a model for Rev David Sweeting in Shirley
On 29th December 1812, she married a cousin, Joseph Branwell, at
Madron church, Penzance on the same day that Maria Branwell and
Rev Brontë married.
Charlotte Brontë is named after her
In 1821, she came to live at Haworth Parsonage to nurse her ailing
sister, Maria, and to look after the children.
She was known as Aunt Branwell to the children.
There is a collection of paintings by Branwell
After 1802, when Patrick Brontë entered Cambridge, he changed
the spelling of his name to Branty, then Bronte, then
to Bronté and Brontë in 1809
When his health began to deteriorate with drugs and alcohol, Branwell
shared this room with his father.
The half-tester bed is a reproduction based upon one of Branwell's
drawings
The present bridge is a reconstruction of that which would have been
known by the Brontë family
In 1823, she and Maria were sent to school at Crofton Hall.
In July 1824, she and Maria were sent to school at Cowan Bridge.
In May 1825, she was diagnosed with consumption and returned home
from school.
In June 1825, she died at Haworth at the age of 10
See the entries for:
After the death of her mother in 1821, she took on the rôle of
mother to her siblings.
In 1823, she and Elizabeth, were sent to school at
Crofton Hall.
In July 1824, she and Elizabeth were sent to school at
Cowan Bridge.
In February 1825, she was diagnosed with consumption and returned
home from school.
Mrs Gaskell implied that she was probably the model
for Helen Burns in Jane Eyre.
She died in May 1825 at Haworth at the age of 11
Haworth Parsonage was given to Society in 1928 and is now the
Brontë Parsonage Museum.
Rev Brontë conducted his parish meetings and other business
here.
He also ate his meals here.
There is a copy of John Martin's Day of Judgement
over the fireplace.
Emily and Anne practised on the cottage piano here
She looked after the dying Charlotte.
In 1861, she left Haworth and went to Northern Ireland with Arthur Bell Nicholls.
In 1862, she returned to Haworth to live with her mother.
In 1868, she went to Saltaire to live with her sister Anne Binns
and her family
In 1877, she returned to Haworth.
In 1880, she died of stomach cancer at Haworth.
She was buried in Haworth churchyard
On 22nd September 1848, when Branwell collapsed in the street at
Haworth, William helped the exhausted man home
Babbage, Benjamin Herschel Ref 25-B1630
Engineer and explorer.
From 1842, he worked with Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Italy and
England.
Barraclough, Zerubbabel Ref 25-B65
Haworth clockmaker, watchmaker, and ironmonger.
His Masonic grandfather clock can be seen in what was William Hartley's shop.
There was another clock at Haworth Parsonage, but it is said that
Arthur Nicholls took it to Ireland with him
Bassompierre, Louise de Ref 25-B74
Emily's Belgian music pupil whom she befriended at the Pensionnat Heger
Bell, Dr Alan Ref 25-B41
Uncle of Rev Arthur Bell Nicholls.
He brought Arthur up.
He was headmaster of the Royal High School, Banagher.
He lived at Cuba House, Banagher, County Offaly, Ireland
Bell Chapel, Thornton Ref 25-B35 Bell, Mary Anne Ref 25-B78
Second cousin of Rev Arthur Bell Nicholls whom he married in 1864.
As a child, she had a riding accident, and walked with a limp.
She lived at Hill House, Banagher after her husband's death.
She died at the age of 102
Bell Poems Ref 25-B92 Belliard, Statue of General Ref 25-B93 Bells Ref 25-B3 Bewick, Thomas Ref 25-B83
A wood engraver and naturalist.
The engravings in his book A History of British Birds
[1797-1804] greatly influenced the Brontë children
Binns, Anne Ref 25-B9
Of Saltaire.
Married sister of Martha Brown.
In 1868 Martha Brown went to live with Anne and her family
Black Tom Ref 25-B72 Blackwood's Magazine Ref 25-B34 Blanche, Mlle Ref 25-B76
A teacher at Pensionnat Heger alongside Charlotte.
Charlotte wrote that she was a spy for Mme Heger
Blythe, Rev Ian Ref 25-B104 Boanerges Ref 25-B86 Boanerges, Patrick Ref 25-B57 Bonnell Room Ref 25-B84 The Bonnell Room [Room 12] Ref 25-28 Bradley, James Chesterton Ref 25-B79
Curate at Oakworth from 1845-1847.
He later went to work at All Saints' Church, Paddington, London.
Bradley, John Ref 25-B49
Of Keighley.
In 1829, he gave art lessons to the Brontë children
Branwell, Charlotte Ref 25-B13
Second sister of Maria Branwell.
Branwell, Elizabeth Ref 25-B20
Elder sister of Maria Brontë.
Branwell, Joseph Ref 25-B16
A cousin of Maria Charlotte Branwell.
Charlotte married him at Madron church, Penzance on the
same day that Maria Branwell and Rev Brontë married
Branwell, Maria Ref 25-B12
Wife of Rev Brontë and mother of the Brontë children
Branwell's Studio [Room 10] Ref 25-30 Branwell, Thomas Ref 25-B26
In 1768, he married Anne Carne.
Their 11 children included: Elizabeth, Maria,
Charlotte.
He was a prosperous wine-merchant in Penzance.
He was a member of Penzance Town Council.
The family were Methodists.
After his death, he left Maria a legacy of £50 per
year
Briery Close Ref 25-B54 Brigg, Sir John Ref 25-B103 Bronté Ref 25-B44 Rev Brontë's Bedroom [Room 9] Ref 25-26 Brontë bridge Ref 25-B82 Brontë, Elizabeth Ref 25-B37
Second daughter of the Brontë family.
She was born at Hartshead on 8th February 1815.
She was named after her mother's sister.
Brontë falls Ref 25-B60 Brontë family Ref 25-B90
Brontë Forum Ref 25-B75
Brontë, Maria Ref 25-B33
Eldest daughter of the Brontë family.
She was born at Clough House, Hartshead on 23rd April 1814.
She was named after her mother.
Brontë Parsonage Museum Ref 25-B1 The Brontë school Ref 25-B2
Brontë Society Ref 25-B56 
Rev Brontë's Study [Room 2] Ref 25-19 The Brontës: Their Lives, Friendships & Correspondence Ref 25-B42 Broughton House Ref 25-B40 Brown, John Ref 25-B43
Stonemason and sexton at Haworth.
He was a friend and confidant of Branwell who painted his portrait
Brown, Martha Ref 25-B7
She was one of the six daughters of Mary & John Brown.
In 1839, during Tabby's absence, Rev Brontë engaged her – at
the age of 10 – as a washer-maid and servant at the
Parsonage.
She worked under Aunt Branwell's orders.
The greater part of the skilled and the heavy work fell upon the
Brontë girls, with Emily becoming Housekeeper
Brown, Misses Ref 25-B80 Brown, William Ref 25-B61
Brother of John Brown.
Browne, Dr T. P. Ref 25-B38
MD and phrenologist whom George Smith and Charlotte consulted
at Richmond, Surrey, in June 1851.
They used the names Mr & Miss Fraser.
His report was entitled A phrenological estimate of the talents
and dispositions of a lady
Brunty Ref 25-1 Brunty, Hugh Ref 25-B22
Father of Rev Brontë.
In 1776, he married Eleanor McClory.
She was probably Catholic, he was Protestant.
The children were brought up as Protestants
Brunty, Hugh Ref 25-B97
Third son of Hugh Brunty and brother of Rev Brontë
Brunty, James Ref 25-B46
Brother of Rev Brontë
Brunty, Sarah Ref 25-B63
Sister of Rev Brontë.
She married Simon Collins.
They had a daughter, Rose Anne
Brunty, William Ref 25-B64
Brother of Rev Brontë.
He had a son, William
Bryce, Rev David Ref 25-B39
An Irish curate to Rev Hodgson.
In August 1839, he came to Haworth to visit Rev Brontë.
He later proposed to Charlotte, but she declined – possibly on
account of his being Irish and beneath her.
He died suddenly 6 months later
Buckworth, Rev John Ref 25-B30
He was Vicar of All Saints, Dewsbury [1806-1835].
In 1809, Rev Brontë became his curate, until he appointed Rev Brontë minister at Hartshead in 1810
Burder, Mary Mildred Davy Ref 25-B6
She came from a wealthy Congregationalist family.
She lived with her widowed aunt at Finchingfield Park.
Whilst he was curate at Wethersfield, Rev Brontë lodged with
her aunt.
He fell in love with her.
He proposed to her and was accepted.
He then withdrew his proposal.
He moved to Wellington, and they never met again.
In April 1823, after his wife died, he did write to her mother and
then Mary herself, in the hope that they might marry, but she refused
him.
She later married Rev Peter Sibree
Burlington Ref 25-B73
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Rev Brontë had discovered the place in his student days.
In 1835, Branwell stayed here.
In 1842, Charlotte, Emily, and Rev Brontë – and Mary Taylor and her brother Joe – had stayed here on their way
to Brussels.
In July 1848, Charlotte and Anne stayed here on their trip to
reveal the identities of the Bells.
The place was disused when Mrs Gaskell visited in 1856
After Maria's death in this room, the room was used by
Aunt Branwell.
Her dislike of the cold meant that this room was over-heated whilst
the rest of the rooms were cold.
Aunt Branwell taught the children here
Martha died at the school
This & associated entries use material contributed by Paul Hitchings
His poems include The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner, Christabel, Kubla Khan.
In 1794-95, he was involved with Southey in a plan to found
a communist colony in the USA.
In 1797, he met Wordsworth and they collaborate on Lyrical
Ballads in 1798.
He became addicted to opium.
He married Sara Fricker.
Children:
(1) Sara;
(2) Berkeley;
(3) Derwent;
(4) Hartley
The book included
When Jane Eyre was published on 16th October 1847, readers
recognised the place and the characters.
Charlotte defended herself and refused to withdraw the
references – as she did against criticism of the curates in
Shirley – by saying that it is true.
In 1857, following Mrs Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontë, there was some correspondence in the Halifax Guardian
between the ex-pupils of the school about the similarity
between Lowood School and Cowan Bridge.
Mr Nicholls defended his wife and Mrs Gaskell in the
exchange of letters.
Former pupils took both sides.
Carus Wilson's son complained of slander on his father, and offered
a great number of sympathetic letters supporting his father.
Miss Anne Evans gave evidence in defence of the school
During her time as governess to the Sidgwick family at Stone Gappe, Lothersdale, she may have visited Kildwick Church and seen
the memorials to the Currer family, thus inspiring the pen
name.
In 1848, when Jane Eyre was published with a dedication to
Thackeray, there was a rumour that the author, Currer Bell
was the pen-name for Thackeray's mistress.
When she had finished Villette, Charlotte asked George Smith if she could publish the book under another pseudonym.
You can see the text of Charlotte's published notes on Acton Bell,
Currer Bell, and Ellis Bell on several WWW sites, including:
Calvin, John Ref 25-C369 Carne, Anne Ref 25-C4
In 1768, she married Thomas Branwell
Carter, Rev Edward Ref 25-C18
At Mirfield church.
Anne met him whilst she was at Roe Head.
He was succeeded by Rev Ralph Maude
Castle Tavern, London Ref 25-C29 The cellar Ref 25-16 Chapel Royal Ref 25-C34 Chapone, Mrs Hester Ref 25-C28
English essayist.
From Northamptonshire.
Her Letters on the improvement of the mind [1773] were used at
Roe Head
Chapter Coffee House Ref 25-C11 Charlotte's Room [Room 7] Ref 25-24 Charnock, Mr Ref 25-C67
The second incumbent of Haworth Parsonage and predecessor of Rev Brontë
Château de Koekelberg Ref 25-C32 The Child's First Tales Ref 25-C26 Children's Friend Ref 25-C10 Clergy Daughters' School Ref 25-C7
Coffins Ref 25-C13 Colburn, Henry Ref 25-C36
London publisher to whom the sisters sent The Professor, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey.
on 4th July 1846.
He turned them down
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Ref 25-C30
English romantic poet.
Collins, Mrs Ref 25-C3
Wife of a former – dissolute – curate of Keighley.
The Rev Collins led a life of vice in England and in France,
and abandoned his wife and 2 children to disease and destitution in
Manchester.
In 1847, she visited the family at Haworth.
Her story may have inspired Anne to write The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Collins, Rose Anne Ref 25-C24
Niece of Rev Brontë.
Daughter of Simon Collins and Sarah Brunty.
She married David Heslip.
They had a daughter, Emily
Cook, E. Ref 25-C38
One of Charlotte's pupils at Roe Head
The Cottage in the Wood Ref 25-C9 Cottage piano Ref 25-C46 Cottage Poems Ref 25-C8
Cottingley Old Hall Ref 25-C23 Cowan Bridge Ref 25-C16 Cowan Bridge controversy Ref 25-C42 Cremation Ref 25-C45 Crofton Hall, Wakefield Ref 25-C15 Cuba House, Banagher Ref 25-C44 Cuckoo stone Ref 25-C25 Curate Ref 25-C43 Currer Bell Ref 25-C27
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In early 1838, the Misses Wooler moved their school from
Roe Head to Heald's House.
Later, Margaret Wooler offered her Dewsbury Moor
School to Charlotte who accepted and then abandoned the project
In each case, the paper was to be opened and read some
time – typically 4 years – later.
This included a drawing of Anne and Emily sitting at work at the
dining room table
This was the family sitting-room.
This is where Charlotte wrote most of her work.
Emily died on the sofa here.
Charlotte enlarged the room, moving the wall out into the Entrance Hall.
A copy of the portrait of Charlotte by George Richmond
hangs over the fireplace.
A plaster cameo of Branwell by J. B. Leyland hangs on the wall
She met the Duke of Wellington on her visit to London
in 1850
De Renzi, Rev Ref 25-D7
Curate to Rev Brontë during Rev Nicholls's absence
Dewsbury Moor Ref 25-D29 Dewsbury Moor School Ref 25-10 Diamond Ref 25-D20 Diary paper Ref 25-D11
The Dining Room [Room 3] Ref 25-20 Dixon family Ref 25-D22 Drumballyroney Ref 25-D4 Drumgooland Ref 25-D26 The Duke Ref 25-D5 Dury, Caroline Ref 25-D10
Sister of the Rev Dury, Rector of Keighley.
William Weightman was interested in her
Dury, Isabella Ref 25-D19
Sister of the Rev Dury, Rector of Keighley.
Rev Brontë proposed to her in 1822.
She rejected him, saying that she was not so stupid as to
marry a man with 6 children
Dury, Rev Ref 25-D24
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You can see the text of Charlotte's published notes on Acton Bell,
Currer Bell, and Ellis Bell on several WWW sites, including:
Because of Rev Brontë's fear of fire, the stairs,
hall and corridors were uncarpeted.
As a consequence of Charlotte's extending the Dining Room, the hall is narrower than originally.
The wall on left-hand side of the main doorway is also narrower than
that on the right
She was a model for Miss Temple in Jane Eyre
This part of the Brontë Parsonage Museum looks at the life and
works of the Brontë family
The family have been important in the district since the 15th century.
A family legend tells of the first mistress who went insane and was
confined in a padded room on the second floor of North Lees.
She subsequently died in a fire.
This probably inspired some of Jane Eyre
Earthquake on the Moors Ref 25-E12 Easton Ref 25-E27 Elder, Alexander Ref 25-E14
He began publishing in 1819.
Partner in Smith, Elder & Company
Eleemosynary Ref 25-E38 Ellis Bell Ref 25-E26 Emdale Ref 25-E24 Emma Ref 25-E36
The Entrance Hall [Room 1] Ref 25-18 Epitaphs Ref 25-E32 Epps, Dr Ref 25-E30
A London physician to whom William Smith Williams suggested that
Charlotte write – on 9th December 1848 – for a second opinion on
Emily's condition
Evans, Miss Anne Ref 25-E1
Born on 22nd July 1792.
Superintendent at Cowan Bridge until 1826.
In 1826, she left the school and married Rev James Connor of
Melton Mowbray on 6th July 1826.
She died on 31st January 1857.
Evans, William Ref 25-E21
Whig politician of Allestree, Derbyshire.
He married Mary, the older sister of Lydia Gisborne
Exhibition Room [Room 11] Ref 25-27 Eyre family Ref 25-E31
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On a visit London on 7th June 1851, Charlotte saw her
as Adrienne in Scribe's Adrienne Lecouvreur, and on
21st June, as Camille in Corneille's Les Trois Horaces
at the Theáatre Français.
She was a model for the character of Vashti in Villette
William and Jane, and Patrick and Maria Brontë were married at a double wedding in 1812.
John Fennell gave both brides away.
John and Jane were Emily's god-parents
The name is spelled Flossy and Flossie.
Flossie is the name used in the Parsonage Museum
In 1842, Charlotte and Emily decided to go to Brussels to
improve their languages – see Pensionnat Heger.
Rev Brontë compiled his own French phrasebook for use on his
journey to accompany his daughters.
Charlotte frequently used French in her novels, when the speakers
or the situation were appropriate.
She rarely included translations – she did criticise the use of
quotations from foreign literature by other authors.
See Languages
Fantasy world Ref 25-F24 Feather, Samuel Ref 25-F22
Haworth postmaster from 1862, succeeding William Hartley.
He had a shop in Main Street
Felix, Elisa Ref 25-F29
Swiss-born French actress who worked under the stage-name
Rachel.
Fennell, Jane Branwell Ref 25-F5
Daughter of John Fennell and Jane Branwell.
Figgs, Mr Sudbury Ref 25-F36 Finch, Miss Ref 25-F39
Teacher of Singing and Scourgemistress at the Clergy Daughters' School
Finchingfield Park Ref 25-F21 The First Duty of Women Ref 25-F30
designed to inculcate the duty of earning money on every woman
in order to protect herself from the danger of being forced to
marry
Flossy Ref 25-F7 Franks, Mrs Ref 25-F13 Fraser, Mr Alexander & Miss Ref 25-F10 French language Ref 25-F26
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There was a gateway from the garden into the churchyard
Both she and her sister, Nancy, disliked Aunt Branwell.
With her sister, Nancy, she was dismissed by Aunt Branwell in
1824 – when the older girls went to school – and they were replaced
by Tabitha Aykroyd.
In 1824, she married William Newsome.
In 1843, they emigrated to America
In 1832, she married William Gaskell.
They had 4 children: Meta, Flossy, Marianne, Julia.
In 1850, she met Charlotte at Briery Close, the home of Sir James & Lady Shuttleworth.
In September 1853, she visited Haworth and stayed at the
Parsonage.
She disliked Rev Brontë
In 1855, Rev Brontë – at Ellen Nussey's suggestion – asked
Mrs Gaskell to write her Life of Charlotte Brontë.
In the spring and summer of 1856, she and her husband spent 2 weeks
in Haworth.
She stayed at the Black Bull.
She joined Smith, Elder & Company because of Charlotte's
involvement with the firm.
In 1857, her The Life of Charlotte Brontë was published by
Smith, Elder & Company
During the period that Charlotte visited the Hall, it was restored
by architect Sir Charles Barry [1795-1860].
In 1854, during a visit to Gawthorpe Hall after her marriage,
Charlotte caught a cold.
See
Brontë Ways
See Languages
He was Vicar of Oxenhope from 1845.
He is said to have worne out 14 pairs of shoes in his treks around
the district to raise funds for the constrction of the church
of St Mary the Virgin at Oxenhope.
The church was completed in 1849.
In January 1854, after his moving to Kirk Smeaton, Rev Nicholls
stayed with Mr Grant for 10 days.
See Michael Heaton.
He was a model for Rev Joseph Donne in Shirley
Branwell learned the language from his father.
It was said that he could simultaneously write Latin with one hand
and Greek with other
It is said to show the influence of Sir Walter Scott
It was transcribed and published in 2003
See family
At the same time, Branwell may have taught the son, William
[18??-1???]
It is said that Arthur Nicholls thought it a poor likeness and cut
out the profile of Emily – the profile portrait – and destroyed
the rest.
There is a photograph and an engraving of the complete original
painting.
See Pillar portrait
The Garden [Room 13] Ref 25-13 Garrs, Nancy Ref 25-G4
In 1816, she joined her sister Sarah as nursemaid to the
Brontë children when they lived at Thornton.
Both sisters moved to Haworth with the family
Garrs, Sarah Ref 25-G3
In 1816, she became nursemaid to the Brontë children at
Thornton and then at Haworth.
Both sisters were close to the children and their stories often
tested Mrs Gaskell's accounts.
Gaskell, Mrs Ref 25-G16
Elizabeth Cleghorn née Stevenson.
Gaskell, William Ref 25-G21
A Unitarian minister.
In 1832, he married Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson, Mrs Gaskell
Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley Ref 25-G37 German language Ref 25-G25 Gisborne, Lydia Ref 25-G24
Born in Staffordshire.
Her parents were Mary and Rev Thomas Gisborne.
Her siblings included: Mary, Thomas, John, William, James, Matthew,
Walter Joseph.
Her sister, Mary married William Evans.
She married Edmund Robinson
Gleneden, R. Ref 25-G20 Grant, Rev Joseph Brett Ref 25-G34
Curate to Rev Brontë from 1844-1845.
Grasper Ref 25-G31 Gravey Ref 25-G15 Greek language Ref 25-G32 The Green Dwarf Ref 25-5 Greenhow, Rev Edward Ref 25-G27
Vicar of Great Ouseburn from 1811.
Greenhow family Ref 25-G26 Greenwood, John Ref 25-G33
Haworth stationer.
The Brontëfamily bought their writing paper here.
He kept a diary recording the activities of the Brontë family
Greenwood, Sarah Hannah Ref 25-G18
Of Oxenhope.
Daughter of a Keighley manufacturer.
She married John Benson Sidgwick
Gun group portrait Ref 25-G28
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See Old Staff
T. C. Newby tried to sell the book to Harpers as the work of
Currer Bell
The Eyre family of North Lees was prominent in the district.
Moscar Cross is nearby.
Nussey lived at Moorseats which may have been the
inspiration for Moor House in Jane Eyre.
Hathersage may be a model for Morton and the scenery of
the district was used for that around the home of the Rivers
family in Jane Eyre
The well and the privy for the
Parsonage were in the churchyard.
Much of the water which fed the village flowed from wells near the
churchyard, and the main street was an open sewer.
There was an open privy by the Black Bull.
These conditions affected the mortality and life span of the
population.
Between 1848 and 1851, and at Rev Brontë's invitation,
Benjamin Herschel Babbage an inspector with the Board of Health,
conducted surveys of the sanitary conditions in Haworth.
Babbage recorded that
He recommended that the churchyard be closed, but this was not
done until several years later
Rev Hammond Roberson ran a private school at Dewsbury Moor and
later at Healds Hall, Liversedge, which made him wealthy.
The Misses Wooler moved their school from Roe Head to Heald's House in early 1838.
This was to be nearer to their aging mother, Mrs Wooler.
Charlotte returned in 1838, by which time the school had moved
to Heald's House.
In 1841, Margaret Wooler offered the School – and all equipment and
furniture – to Charlotte she accepted then abandoned the proposal,
preferring to study abroad.
The school closed in 1841
He – and his father – were the model for the character Cyril
Hall in Shirley
She married a delivery boy, John Bake, and they had one daughter.
The marriage failed, and she returned to live at Ponden Hall.
She died there and the child died shortly afterwards
When he died, Rev Brontë refused to bury him in Haworth
churchyard, and forbade Rev Nicholls from performing the ceremony,
despite on order from the Secretary of State.
Rev Brontë argued that the churchyard was full.
He was eventually buried by Rev Grant of Oxenhope
He had 5 sons
She ran the Pensionnat Heger which she had inherited the school
from her aunt, an ex-nun known as La Tante de Charleville.
She was a model for Zoraïde Reuter in The Professor
In 1830, Constantin married Marie-Joseph Noyer and they had
one daughter.
His wife is a model for Justine-Marie in Villette.
Both mother and child died in a cholera epidemic in September 1833.
In 1836, he married Zoë Parent.
He was Principal – and teacher of French and Mathematics – at the
Athénée Royal in Brussels [1853-1855].
He was also Master of Literature at the Pensionnat Heger run by his
second wife, Zoë.
He recognised Charlotte's writing abilities.
Charlotte fell in love with him and wrote him many letters.
In 1843, Mme Heger became suspicious.
After she left the school in 1844, she wrote to him every 2 weeks.
He suggested that she confine her letters to impersonal matters.
Mme Heger said that the letters should be restricted to one every 6
months.
He tore Charlotte's letters up and threw them into the waste-paper
basket.
His wife found the fragments of 3 of the letters and pasted or
stitched them back together again and kept them in her jewellery box.
His letters became fewer, and he ceased writing to her in 1845.
Heger's letters to Charlotte were not preserved.
Her last letter was dated 18th November 1845.
In 1913, the son and daughter of the Hegers gave Charlotte's 4
surviving letters to the British Museum.
In The Brontës and their world, Phyllis Bentley,
who consulted the Heger's grand-daughter, says that the name should
be written without an accent
It is now the Gomersal Park Hotel
He may be a model for Dr John in Shirley
For a time, Mary Taylor and her brother John and
Joe lived in a cottage at the back of the mill
Halley's Comet Ref 25-H19 Hane, Mellany Ref 25-H81
A friend of Charlotte when she attended Cowan Bridge School.
She was of West Indian origin and her fees were paid by her brother
Hardacre, Joseph Ref 25-H38
Haworth poet.
Around 1828, he opened the first druggist's shop in Haworth.
Harper Brothers Ref 25-H35 Harshaw, Rev Andrew Ref 25-H64
Vicar in Northern Ireland.
He supported Patrick Brunty
Hartley, William Ref 25-H41
Haworth postmaster.
His shop stood in Main Street.
A clock by Zerubbabel Barraclough can be seen there
Hathersage Ref 25-H36 Haworth Parsonage Ref 25-H1
Haworth Sanitation Ref 25-H78
Heald's House Ref 25-H21 Heald, Canon William Margetson Ref 25-H48
Vicar of Birstall [1837].
A friend of Ellen Nussey
Heaton, Elizabeth Ref 25-H56
Sister of Robert Heaton and Michael Heaton.
Heaton, Michael Ref 25-H55
Brother of Robert Heaton and Elizabeth Heaton.
Lived at Royd House, Oxenhope.
He was father of Robert Heaton.
Heaton, Robert Ref 25-H54
Brother of Michael Heaton and Elizabeth Heaton.
Owner of Ponden House.
Heaton, Robert Ref 25-H57
Son of Michael Heaton.
In 1842, he married Mary Ann Bailey and they had a
child – probably conceived out of wedlock – shortly afterwards
Heger, Claire Zoë Ref 25-H23
Née Parent.
Second wife of Constantin Heger.
They married in 1836 and had several children: Maria, Louise, Claire,
Prospère, and the baby Victorine who was born whilst
Charlotte was at her school.
Heger, Constantin Georges Romain Ref 25-H47
Son of a jeweller.
His father lost his fortune.
Heslip, Emily Ref 25-H40
Grand-niece of Rev Brontë.
Daughter of Rose Anne Collins and David Heslip.
She married Hugh Bingham.
They lived at Odsal
Higher Withens Ref 25-H61 Highroyd, Gomersal Ref 25-H59 Hodgson, Rev Ref 25-H43
A former curate of Rev Brontë.
Vicar of Colne, Lancashire.
His curate was Rev David Bryce
Hodgson, Richard H. Ref 25-H42
A Keighley solicitor.
He was a popular local figure.
Hollingsworth, Mrs Ref 25-H25
Headmistress at Crofton Hall, Wakefield
Howard Ref 25-H53 Hunsworth Mill, Cleckheaton Ref 25-H58
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In December 1839, she was dismissed by the family on account of her
difficulty in controlling the unruly children.
She is said to have tied the children to a table leg whilst she got
on with her writing
Agnes Grey was based upon her own experiences as a governess
with the Ingham family.
Cunliffe Ingham was a model for the character Tom,
and Mary Ingham was a model for the character Mary Ann
Imdel Ref 25-I7 The Influence of circumstances Ref 25-I10 Ingham family Ref 25-I1 Ingham, Joshua Ref 25-I4
Of Blake Hall, near Mirfield.
A Puritan.
He was a magistrate and a business man.
He married Miss Lister, sister of Miss E. Lister.
Head of the Ingham family
Inkersley, T. Ref 25-I3
Bradford publisher of Rev Brontë's The Cottage in the Wood
and Earthquake on the Moors
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Jane Eyre Ref 25-J11
Jasper Ref 25-J5 Jenkins, Rev Evan Ref 25-J6
The Chaplain at the British Embassy in Brussels.
He preached at the Protestant Chapel Royal.
His wife found places for Charlotte and Emily at the Pensionnat Heger, and they entertained the girls during their time at the
school.
They had two sons: John and Edward
John Henry Ref 25-J8 Judson, Martha Ref 25-J3
Née Feather.
She was married to James Judson.
In July 1840, she had a daughter, Mary Ann, who had red-hair and was
rumoured to be Branwell's child
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Mrs Gaskell tells us that Emily beat the dog because it
slept on a bed.
It is said to have followed Emily's coffin to the graveside, and
howled at her bedroom door at night.
In 1851, the dog died, depriving Charlotte of a link with her
sister.
He was a model for Tartar in Shirley
Anne uses some features of the house for Horton Lodge in
Agnes Grey
On 9th June 1833, he (possibly) married Margaret Pennington [1796-18??] in Leeds.
They lived at 3 Fountain Street, Bradford [1841].
Mr & Mrs Kirby were Branwell's landlord in Bradford, when he
went to the city in 1837 – see Rev William Morgan.
When he attempted to become a professional artist, Mr & Mrs
Kirby were some of Branwell's first subjects.
Branwell painted Mrs Kirby's portrait in lieu of rent
Isaac died in Bradford [Q1 1844]
The window of the original kitchen was blocked when the Rev Wade
added a west wing in 1881.
The fireplace was removed and the room became a passage way to the
new wing.
The present kitchen is a reconstruction
Keeper Ref 25-K1 Kingston, Elizabeth Jane Ref 25-K12
Niece of Aunt Branwell – the daughter of a Branwell sister.
Together with the 4 remaining Brontë children, she was a
beneficiary of Aunt Branwell's will.
The girls each received about £350
Kipping House, Thornton Ref 25-K5 Kirby Hall Ref 25-K9 Kirby, Isaac Ref 25-K4
He was
a porter & ale merchant /
a lodging house keeper.
Margaret was born in Ulpha, Cumberland
The Kitchen [Room 4] Ref 25-21 The Knoll Ref 25-K10
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See French language, German language, Greek language, Latin language
He was a model for Edward Hatfield in Agnes Grey
Branwell learned the language from his father.
It was said that he could simultaneously write Greek with one hand
and Latin with other
From September 1838, Emily worked there as a teacher
replacing Maria Patchett, who had married.
Her salary was about £20 per year.
At that time, about 40 pupils attended the school.
Of the school, Charlotte wrote in October 1838 of Emily's
duties:
High Sunderland and Shibden Hall stood near Law Hill House,
down the hillside of Shibden Valley and, together with the stories
about Jack Sharp, may have inspired Emily when she wrote
Wuthering Heights
Some of the children who died at the Clergy Daughters' School are
buried in St Peter's Church here
This is open to researchers by appointment.
It is not accessible to the general public
See Top Withens
Languages Ref 25-L38 Lascelles, Rev Edward Ref 25-L19
Vicar of Little Ouseburn Church from 1837.
He was unpopular in the parish.
Latin language Ref 25-L36 Lavinia Ref 25-L35 Law Hill Poems Ref 25-L34 Law Hill School Ref 25-L33
Hard labour from 6 in the morning until near 11 at night, with
only one half-hour of exercise in between –
this is slavery.
I fear she will never stand it
In March 1839, after 6 months at the school – the exact dates are
uncertain – Emily resigned and returned to Haworth, telling
her pupils that she preferred the dog to any of them.
She returned to Haworth.
Leck Church Ref 25-L52
Lever, Sir Tresham Ref 25-L29
Gave money for the construction of the Brontë Memorial Chapel
Lewes, George Henry Ref 25-L42
Writer, critic, and essayist with whom Charlotte corresponded.
From 1854, he was the common-law husband of Mary Ann Evans [George
Eliot].
Charlotte was hurt by his criticism of Shirley
Library Ref 25-L53 The Life of Charlotte Brontë Ref 25-L62 Lisnacreevy Ref 25-L66 Lister, Miss E. Ref 25-L39
One of Charlotte's pupils at Roe Head.
Charlotte recorded that Miss Lister bored her.
She was the sister of Mrs Joshua Ingham
Little Miss Boisterous Ref 25-L12 Little Ouseburn Church Ref 25-L18 Lockhart, John Gibson Ref 25-L30
Biographer and poet.
He married the eldest daughter of Sir Walter Scott
London visits: Charlotte Ref 25-L45
Lousy Thorn Farm Ref 25-L117 Lower Withens Ref 25-L32 Lucia Ref 25-L44
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In 1853, a harsh review which she wrote for Charlotte's Villette
led to the end of their friendship
She was probably Catholic, her husband Protestant.
Children:
It is possible that her Christian name was the origin of that of
Ellis Bell
See Top Withens
The annotations show Rev Brontë's major worries – insanity,
indigestion, cataracts
It may have been the inspiration for Moor House in Jane Eyre
Branwell painted his portrait.
He found accommodation for Branwell with Mrs Kirby in
Bradford
Mr Morgan christened Emily.
He conducted Mrs Brontë's funeral.
He may be a model for Rev Boultby in Shirley
Mrs Bretton in Villette has some of her characteristics
The Maid Of Killarney Ref 25-M14 The Major Ref 25-M17 Mangnall, Richmal Ref 25-M19
Headmistress of Crofton Hall, Wakefield [1808-1820].
In 1798, she wrote poetry, a geography book, and a book
entitled Historical & Miscellaneous Questions
Marriott, Miss Ref 25-M41
Daughter of Mrs Marriott.
One of Charlotte's pupils at Roe Head
Marriott, Mrs Ref 25-M20
She owned a coal business at Mirfield.
Roe Head was on her land, and her daughter went to the
school
Marshall, Ann Ref 25-M53
Maid to Mrs Lydia Robinson at Thorp Green Hall.
She died of consumption on 6th April 1847
Martin, John Ref 25-M16
Artist whose dramatic landscapes influenced the Brontë
children's images of Glasstown and their fantasy worlds
Martineau, Harriet Ref 25-M26
Journalist, economist, and novelist.
She was deaf – and used an ear-trumpet – and turned to writing,
rather than teaching.
She wrote children's books.
Charlotte met her in London.
Charlotte knew her Deerbrook [1839].
In 1850, Charlotte stayed with her at her home, The Knoll, in
Ambleside.
She met Matthew Arnold at this time.
Masks Ref 25-M38
The Master Ref 25-T43 Maude, Rev Ralph Ref 25-M23
At Mirfield church.
He succeeded Rev Edward Carter
McClory, Eleanor / Elinor Ref 25-M15
Known as Alice.
In 1776, she married Hugh Brunty.
McTurk, Dr Ref 25-M18
A Bradford doctor who attended Charlotte in March 1855, and
diagnosed that her illness was not fatal
Middle Withens Ref 25-M31 Miss Miles Ref 25-M39 Miller, Maria Ref 25-M33
An English pupil at the Pensionnat Heger
Misery Ref 25-12 Modern Domestic Medicine Ref 25-M37 Monk's House Ref 25-M50 Moorseats Ref 25-M71 Morgan, Rev William Ref 25-M13
A Welshman.
He was a curate with Rev Brontë at Wellington.
He became curate at Bierly, near Bradford.
He became engaged to Jane Fennell.
William and Jane, and Patrick and Maria Brontë were married at a double wedding in 1812.
John Fennell gave both brides away.
Murray, Elizabeth Ref 25-M46
She was the daughter of a glass manufacturer.
She married George Smith, and was the mother of George Murray Smith.
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The name of the bird is sometimes recorded as Hero
He announced that Acton Bell was the author of Jane Eyre,
and that Currer Bell was the author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
See Harper Brothers
His action stimulated the sisters to reveal the identities of the
Bells
Until his marriage to Charlotte, Rev Nicholls lodged with John Brown.
When they were about to be married, Charlotte rebuilt this former
store room – adding a fireplace and a window – to make a study for
her husband
It may have been a model for Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre
The children slept and played here.
It later became Emily's bedroom.
The room was made smaller when it was altered in the 1850s
In September 1832, Charlotte and Branwell visited the Nussey
family home at the Rydings, Birstall.
In August 1833, she paid her first visit to the Parsonage.
In 1839, she and Charlotte spent a holiday in Bridlington.
After Charlotte's marriage, Arthur Nicholls disapproved of his
wife's writing to Ellen.
He threatened to ban all future correspondence until Ellen promised
to burn all his wife's letters.
Her answer satisfied Nicholls, though she burned very few.
The rest of the letters form the spine of the Brontë legend.
She new nothing of the family's published works until after the
deaths of Branwell and Emily.
She was buried at Birstall.
She may have been a model for Caroline Helstone in
Shirley.
See George Nussey, Rev Henry Nussey, Mary Taylor, Edmund Morison Wimperis
He was engaged to Amelia Ringrose, but the engagement was broken
off when he was diagnosed insane
In March 1839 – when he was Curate of Donnington, Sussex – he needed
someone to help with a school which he proposed to establish, and
proposed to Charlotte Brontë.
Charlotte found him dull and refused his proposal.
He had already proposed to – and been rejected by – 2 other ladies,
including Mary Lutwidge, the daughter of his former Vicar.
He was curate at Dewsbury.
In 18??, he was curate at Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire.
He became Vicar of Hathersage in Derbyshire
He may be a model for St John Rivers in Jane Eyre
He married Ellen.
They had 13 children, including
Children:
The family lived at the Rydings, Birstall, and then moved to
Brookroyd in 1837.
John was dead by the time Ellen met Charlotte at
Roe Head
He died of alcoholism and tuberculosis
Nero Ref 25-N9 Newby, Thomas Cautley Ref 25-N24
Of 72 Mortimer Street, Cavendish Square, London.
A fairly unscrupulous publisher.
In 1848, when presented with the sisters' 3 novels, he rejected
Charlotte's The Professor, but would publish Emily's Wuthering Heights and Anne's Agnes Grey on condition that
they paid him – a total of £50 for 300 copies.
When 250 copies had been sold, the £50 would be refunded.
The books were poorly printed and full of mistakes.
Newsome, William Ref 25-N28
Married Sarah Garrs in 1824
Rev Nicholls's Study [Room 5] Ref 25-22 Ninepins Ref 25-N17 North Lees Hall Ref 25-N22 Northangerland Ref 25-2 Novels Ref 25-N5
The Nursery [Room 8] Ref 25-25 Nussey, Ellen Ref 25-N18
She was the youngest of 12 children of John Nussey.
She joined Roe Head School slightly after Charlotte, and – with
Mary Taylor – became one of her closest friends.
From May 1831, the two corresponded throughout Charlotte's life.
She kept all Charlotte's letters.
Nussey, George Ref 25-N1
Brother of Ellen Nussey.
Nussey, Rev Henry Ref 25-N2
Brother of Ellen Nussey.
Nussey, John Ref 25-N3
He was
a cloth-merchant from Birstall /
a Conservative.
Nussey, Joseph Ref 25-N20
Brother of Ellen Nussey.
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Joseph Hardacre wrote:
Old Staff Ref 25-O6
The neat shillelagh strong and stout
That scorns to break or bend to ought
but lately from Hibernia brought
On Peaceful Death and Painful Life Ref 25-O13 On the Advantages of Poverty in Religious Concerns Ref 25-O2 Outhwaite, Fanny Ref 25-O14
Anne's godmother.
A legacy from Fanny made Anne's final trip to Scarborough possible
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The name came from that of Arctic explorer,
Admiral Sir William Edward Parry
who led expeditions to find the North-West Passage, [1819-1820],
[1821-1823], and [1824-1825], and attempted to reach the North Pole
from Spitsbergen by travelling over the ice [1827]
Anne was working on the book at the time she was with the Robinson family
The portrait had been kept by Arthur Nicholls and was kept folded
on top of a cupboard.
The creases are clearly visible
See Gun group portrait, Profile portrait
The two-seater privy was outside the house in the
churchyard
The well for the Parsonage was also in the
churchyard.
See
Sanitation
See Pillar portrait
- but they were all rejected and he never remarried
See Bronté
Pag Ref 25-P39 Parry Ref 25-P29 Passages in the Life of an Individual Ref 25-P15 Patty Ref 25-P67 Pillar portrait Ref 25-P1 Plato Ref 25-P13 Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell Ref 25-P55
Politics Ref 25-P32 Polly Ref 25-P40 Postlethwaite, Robert Ref 25-P5
JP of Broughton House, Broughton-in-Furness.
In 1839, Branwell took up a post as a tutor to John
and William, the Postlethwaite sons.
In June 1840, he was dismissed for imbibing too freely and not being
a good influence on the boys
The Prayer of Leyland the Sculptor Ref 25-P51 Privy Ref 25-P64 The Professor Ref 25-T53
Profile portrait Ref 25-P34 Proposals of marriage: Rev Brontë Ref 25-P44 Proposals of marriage: Charlotte Ref 25-P43
Prunty, Patrick Ref 25-P33
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Quartette Ref 25-Q3 Queen Esther Ref 25-Q4
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It is now The Red House Museum.
See Brontë Way
This was a model for Briarmains in Shirley.
See
Brontë Ways
In 1851, he drew the portrait of Mrs Gaskell.
Both drawings were in chalk
In 1927, he bought Haworth Parsonage and gave the property to the
Brontë Society, leading the way to the Brontë Parsonage Museum
In 1824, he became engaged to Lydia Gisborne.
Children:
(1) Lydia;
(2) Elizabeth;
(3) Mary;
(4) Edmund.
On 26th May 1846, he died of dyspepsia and phthisis.
He was buried at St Mary's Church, Little Ouseburn
In May 1840, Anne went to work as a governess to the children of
the Rev Edmund and Mrs Lydia Robinson:
Lydia, Elizabeth aka Bessy [1827-1???],
Mary, and Edmund.
There was also a baby, Georgiana who died in March 1841.
In 1841, she spent 5 weeks at Scarborough with the family, and in
1842, they spent 6 weeks there.
The family rented property there.
In 1842, Anne asked to leave her post with the family in order to
stay at Haworth as Charlotte and Emily left to study at the
Pensionnat Heger in Brussels, though the family beg her to return.
In January 1843, Branwell obtained a post as a tutor to Edmund, son of the family.
In June 1843, the Robinson girls gave Anne a spaniel, Flossy.
In June 1845, Anne resigned from her position with the family.
In 1845, Branwell was dismissed from his post with the family for
having an affair with Mrs Lydia Robinson – the event was
described as proceedings bad beyond expression.
When Mr Robinson died in 1846, Branwell was convinced he
would now be able to marry Lydia.
However, she did not intend to marry a penniless man who was 17 years
her junior, and she created a fiction that Mr Robinson's will
required her to stay away from Branwell, and never marry him.
She sent him money from time to time, which he spent on drink and
drugs in an attempt to alleviate his depression
Ann Marshall was her maid.
On account of hi relationship with Mrs Robinson, Branwell was
dismissed from his post as tutor to the family.
After her husband's death, she was unable to manage the estate
successfully.
The family left Thorp Green Hall on 16th November 1846 and went to
live with her brother-in-law, William Evans and her sister Mary at
Allestree.
Later, she moved to Great Barr to live with Sir Edward
Dolman Scott and his wife, Catherine, who was Lydia's cousin.
After the death of his first wife in August 1848, she married Sir
Edward in November 1848, and became Lady Scott
In 1834, he was taken on as drawing-master for the Brontë
children, at a rate of £2 per lesson.
At this time, Branwell painted The Pillar portrait
The street is mentioned in The Professor.
See Statue of General Belliard
The book included
Rachel Ref 25-R41 Radcliffe, Mrs Ann Ref 25-R58
Née Ward.
An English writer of Gothic novels, romances of terror.
She was one of the first novelists to include descriptions of
landscape and weather.
In 1797, she wrote The Italian or The Confessional of the
Black Penitents
Railway investment Ref 25-R44 Rainbow Ref 25-R35 Red House, Gomersal Ref 25-R16
Redhead, Rev Ref 25-R31
Rev Brontë's predecessor at St Michael & All Angels, Haworth.
He was not popular
Redman, Joseph Ref 25-R4
Parish clerk at Haworth.
Secretary of the Three Graces Lodge of Freemasons
Richardson, Mr Ref 25-R62
The first incumbent of the newly-built Haworth Parsonage in 1778
Richmond, George Ref 25-R45
Portrait painter.
On her visit to London in June 1850, Charlotte went to
his studio in York Street, and he drew her portrait as Currer Bell.
Arthur Nicholls took it back to Ireland with him.
It is now in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
A copy hangs in the Dining Room at the Parsonage.
Ringrose, Amelia Ref 25-R3
Daughter of a Hull merchant.
She was engaged to George Nussey but the engagement was broken off
when he went insane.
In 1850, she married Joe Taylor
Roberts, Sir James Ref 25-R23
Son of a Haworth farmer.
He knew Rev Nicholls and Martha Brown, and recalls hearing Rev Brontë preach.
Robinson, Edmund Ref 25-R26
Son of Edmund Robinson.
He was Branwell's pupil at Thorp Green Hall.
In 1866, he sold Thorp Green Hall estate to Henry Stephen Thompson of nearby Kirby Hall.
He drowned in a boating accident
when a ferryboat carrying members of the York and Ainsty Hunt
overturned in the River Ure
Robinson, Edmund Ref 25-R48
Head of the Robinson family of Thorp Green Hall.
He inherited his father's estate when he was 3 months old, and this
was managed by his maiden aunt, Jane.
He was trained in holy orders.
Robinson family Ref 25-R2 Robinson, Lydia Ref 25-R21
Daughter of Edmund Robinson.
On 20th October 1845, she eloped with an actor, Henry Roxby,
and got married at Gretna Green.
They had 2 sons.
She was not mentioned in her father's will, but her brother
Edmund left money for her and her sons
Robinson, Mrs Lydia Ref 25-R29
Née Lydia Gisborne.
Wife of Edmund Robinson.
Robinson, Mary Ref 25-R47
Daughter of the Robinson family.
She married Mr Pocock
Robinson, William Ref 25-R38
Portrait-painter of Little Woodhouse, Leeds.
Roe Head Journal Ref 25-R24 Rogers, Samuel Ref 25-R22
Poet.
Charlotte met him on a visit to London.
In 1850, he was offered, but declined, the position of Poet Laureate
Royd House, Oxenhope Ref 25-R42 Rue d'Isabelle, Brussels Ref 25-R54 The Rural Minstrel Ref 25-R18
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Anne was buried at the church.
When the funeral took place, St Mary's Church was being
rebuilt, and the funeral service was held at Christ Church
which was near to the lodgings at The Cliff.
The cortège passed through the streets of Scarborough to St
Mary's churchyard for the interment.
In June 1852, Charlotte visited the grave and realised there were 5
mistakes on the tombstone – including Anne's age which is still
shown as 28 (and not the correct 29).
She gave instructions to correct these.
See
Anne's epitaph
In 1843, whilst she was alone at the school during the summer
vacation, Charlotte took confession here
After Edmund Robinson's death in 1846, she moved to Great
Barr to live with Sir Edward Dolman Scott and his wife,
Catherine, who was Lydia's cousin.
After the death of his first wife in August 1848, she married Sir
Edward in November 1848, and became Lady Scott.
Sir Edward died in 1850
In June 1826, Rev Brontë – returning from a church conference
in Leeds – gave the children gifts:
a set of ninepins for Charlotte,
a box of 12 wooden soldiers for Branwell.
a toy village for Emily,
a dancing doll for Anne.
These sparked the children's imaginations and influenced their
story-writing.
The children began to write plays, poems and stories about their
heroes and heroines in tiny hand-made books
Over the next 10 years, the children wrote stories about the fantasy worlds of Angria, Glasstown, Gondal.
From about 1831, Charlotte and Branwell wrote the stories
about Angria, whilst Anne and Emily went their own way and
wrote about Gondal.
Emily worked in the fantasy world for the rest of her life.
Between 1830-32, Branwell wrote a collection of 6 books
entitled Letters from an Englishman, the story of a banker in
the African colony of Glasstown.
Most of the stories were written on small sheets of folded paper,
typically measuring 2 inches in height by 1½ inches in width.
Some of the paper was from sugar-bags and re-used wrapping paper.
In 1845, Branwell suggested to his sisters that novel writing was a
more profitable business than writing poetry
The room was originally entered by stairs from the yard.
The original window was blocked and a new south window created
Edited by T. J. Wise & J. A. Symington
After Charlotte's death, he and Thomas Wise obtained her letters
from Rev Nicholls, saying that they would be given to the museum at
South Kensington and to the nation.
Once in possession of the letters, they sold them to anyone who was
interested.
Many of the papers were split up and sold to buyers around the world.
He edited The Brontës: Life & Letters [1908].
See The Brontës Their Lives, Friendships & Correspondence
In March 1850, Charlotte stayed with Sir James & Lady Janet
Shuttleworth at their home Briery Close, on Lake Windermere, and
met Mrs Gaskell
In March 1850, he and his wife visited Charlotte at Haworth
He was something of a Brontë groupie.
He built a church at Padiham and offered Rev Nicholls the
incumbency there.
Charlotte and Rev Nicholls preferred to stay at Haworth with the
ailing Rev Brontë
In May 1839, Charlotte started work as governess with the
children: John Benson Junior [aged 4], and Mathilda
[aged 6½].
At that time they visited a relative who rented Norton Conyers.
She left the post in July 1839, unhappy with Mrs Sidgwick and
the children:
Founded by George Smith, father of George Smith, and
Alexander Elder in 18??.
They established many well-known publications:
They published some of the Brontë sisters' works.
Their Indian branch, Smith, Taylor & Company, Bombay, was opened by
James Taylor.
On 6th December 1853, shortly after George Smith's engagement,
Charlotte wrote to W. S. Williams indicating that she wished to
end her relationship with the firm
He became a partner in Smith, Elder & Company.
He was ill in 1844, and handed the business over to his son George Murray Smith
In 1848, Charlotte and Anne visited him, his mother Mrs Elizabeth Smith, and family at their home at Westbourne
Place, Bayswater.
The family later moved to 76 Gloucester Terrace.
In June 1850, Charlotte visited London and stayed with him and his
family in Bayswater.
On 4th and 5th July 1850, Charlotte went to Edinburgh to meet him.
In January 1851, he invited Charlotte to go with him on a journey
down the Rhine.
She declined the offer
In 1853, he became engaged to Elizabeth Blakeway, the daughter
of a London wine-merchant.
They married on 11th February 1854
He was a model for Mr Malone in Shirley
Indian branch of Smith, Elder & Company opened by James Taylor
It was the home of J. B. Sidgwick and the Sidgwick family.
The house was built around 1790 by William Sidgwick
[1765-1827], a cotton manufacturer owner from Skipton, the father of
J. B. Sidgwick.
Charlotte Brontë worked here as governess in 1839.
During that time, she may have visited Kildwick Church and seen the
memorials to the Currer family, inspiring her pseudonym Currer Bell.
The house was the model for Gateshead Hall in Jane Eyre
Branwell commandeered his 3-cornered chair for his own use.
The original is in the Brontë museum and a replica stands in
the Inn
The children gave him the nickname Mr Sudbury Figgs
Saint James's Church, Thornton Ref 25-4 Saint Mary's Church, Scarborough Ref 25-S50 Saint Mary Magdalene, Wethersfield Ref 25-S78 Saint Michel & Sainte Gudule, Cathedral of Ref 25-S58 Saint Oswald's Parish Church, Guiseley Ref 25-S89 Scott, Lady Lydia Ref 25-S74 Scribblemania Ref 25-S28 Scriblomania Ref 25-S61 The Servants' Room [Room 6] Ref 25-23 Sewell, Thomas Ref 25-S73
He and his wife managed the running of Thorp Green Hall
Shakespeare Head Brontë Ref 25-S29 Shirley Ref 25-482
Shorter, Clement Ref 25-S31
One of the founders of The Brontë Society.
Shuttleworth, Sir James Kay Ref 25-S69
Of Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley.
Doctor of medicine and educationalist.
He worked in Manchester during the cholera epidemic of 1830-1832.
This inspired his endeavours to campaign for improved conditions for
the poor.
He supported the idea of free libraries.
He was a former secretary to the Committee of the Council on
Education.
In 1839, he established the first Teacher Training College, at
Battersea, London.
Sidgwick family Ref 25-S2
more riotous, perverse, unmanageable cubs never grew
Sidgwick, John Benson Ref 25-S27
Head of the Sidgwick family of Stone Gappe, Lothersdale.
In 1827, he married Sarah Hannah Greenwood [1805-1887].
They had 2 children: John Benson Junior [1835-1927]
and Mathilda [1832-1???].
He was instrumental in building a new church for the local community
The Signs of the Times Ref 25-S20 Smith, Elder & Company Ref 25-S46
Smith, George Ref 25-S26
He started a bookselling and stationery business in 1816.
He married Elizabeth Murray.
Smith, George Murray Ref 25-S49
Head of Smith, Elder & Company from 1844, when his father – who was
partner in the business – retired.
Smith, James William Ref 25-S65
Curate to Rev Brontë [1842-1844].
He was curate at Keighley in 1846
Smith, John Stores Ref 25-S743 Smith, Taylor & Company Ref 25-S19 Snowflake Ref 25-S55 Spring, Tom Ref 25-S66 The stairs Ref 25-17 Stevenson, Elizabeth Cleghorn Ref 25-S23 Stone Gappe, Lothersdale Ref 25-S6
Sugden, William Ref 25-S51
Innkeeper of the Black Bull, Haworth.
Sunderland, Abraham Ref 25-S1
The organist of Keighley parish church.
In 1834, he gave music lessons and piano lessons to Anne, Emily,
and flute and organ lessons to Branwell.
Symington, J. A. Ref 25-S30
See The Brontës Their Lives, Friendships & Correspondence
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In April 1851, as he was about to leave to open a branch of the
company in Bombay – Smith, Taylor & Company – he proposed to
Charlotte Brontë when he came to Haworth, with the intention
of their marrying when he returned in 5 years' time.
She declined.
Rev Brontë approved of Taylor as a prospective son-in-law.
Taylor left England on 20th May 1851.
He came back to England – by which time Charlotte was dead – but
returned to Bombay in 1863, and died there
He was associated with E. C. Taylor & Company, dyers and
colliery proprietors, which was acquired by J. & J. Longbottom.
He was a dissenter and a Radical.
He spoke French and Italian, although he kept his Yorkshire accent.
He married Anne
Children:
(1) Martha;
(2) Mary;
(3) Waring;
(4) John;
(5) Joseph.
The family lived at the Red House, Gomersal.
He was a model for Hiram Yorke – in
Shirley – and Yorke Hunsden – in
Shirley – and the family for the Yorke family
The Yorke Sisters in Shirley were based upon her and
her sister Mary, and the two Cathys in Wuthering Heights are similar to Martha
See Dixon family
Charlotte confided in Mary the secrets of the family's fantasy worlds.
In 1842, she enrolled at the Château de Koekelberg in
Brussels, joining her sister Martha.
After the death of her sister, Martha, Mary went to study
in Germany.
In February 1845, Charlotte said goodbye to Mary at Hunsworth Mill.
On 21st March 1845, she emigrated – following her brother
Waring.
She sailed to Wellington, New Zealand, a country which had only
recently joined the British Empire.
Mary planned to start a new business in Wellington.
Mary and Waring established a drapery store – named after
herself – in 1849.
In 1853, it was one of the major stores of Wellington.
Mary and Charlotte continued to correspond.
Mary destroyed the correspondence.
In 1859, she sold the business to her assistant, James Smith – who
renamed it after himself.
In 1860, she returned to England and went to live at Gomersal.
She built a house, Highroyd, and lived there for the rest
of her life.
She wrote The First Duty of Women, Swiss Notes, and a novel
entitled Miss Miles.
She was one of the informants for Mrs Gaskell.
She is buried at St Mary's Church, Gomersal.
The Yorke Sisters in Shirley were based upon her (as
Rose Yorke) and her sister Martha
See Dixon family, Ellen Taylor
The Greek for thunder is bronte
On Sundays, the children had to walk a distance of more than 2 miles
from the Clergy Daughters' School to the church where they spent
the whole day.
The girls took their cold meal with them and ate it between services
in an unheated room over the entrance.
This was a model for Brocklebridge Church in Jane Eyre
See Tunstall Church
A Tale of Yorkshire life sixty years ago Ref 25-T42 Tante de Charleville, La Ref 25-T36 Taylor, Ellen Ref 25-T47
Companion and cousin of Mary Taylor.
She died in New Zealand
Taylor, James Ref 25-T1
A Scotsman.
He was a reader for Smith, Elder & Company.
Taylor, John Ref 25-T44
Brother of Mary Taylor
Taylor, Joseph Ref 25-T2
Aka Joe.
Brother of Mary Taylor.
He travelled to Brussels with Charlotte, Emily, and his sisters.
In 1850, he married Amelia Ringrose.
They had one daughter.
He was a witness to the marriage settlement between Charlotte and
Rev Nicholls
Taylor, Joshua Ref 25-T3
A banker, and woollen cloth manufacturer and merchant from Gomersal.
The cloth was made at his mill, Hunsworth Mill, Cleckheaton.
Taylor, Martha Ref 25-T39
Younger sister of Mary and friend of Charlotte whom she
met at Roe Head.
A tomboy, she was known as Little Miss Boisterous, and had the
nickname Patty.
She enrolled at the Château de Koekelberg in Brussels in
February 1842, at the same time that Charlotte and Emily went to
the Pensionnat Heger.
On 13th October 1842, she died of cholera at the school.
She was buried in the Protestant cemetery in Brussels.
Taylor, Mary Ref 25-T29
Known as Pag or Polly.
She was the daughter of Joshua Taylor.
She was at Roe Head School when Charlotte arrived, and – with
Ellen Nussey – became one of her closest friends.
Taylor, William Waring Ref 25-T25
Brother of Mary Taylor.
He emigrated to New Zealand in 1841
Teale, Dr Ref 25-T35
A medical specialist from Leeds.
He was one of the founders of the Leeds School of Medicine.
In January 1849, he diagnosed Anne with consumption and
congestion of the lungs, and indicated that she might recover
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Ref 25-T52
There Once was a Little Girl & Her Name was Ane Ref 25-51 Thompson, Henry Stephen Ref 25-T19
Of Kirby Hall.
In 1866, Edmund Robinson sold Thorp Green Hall estate to
Thompson
Thompson, Miss Jane Ref 25-T65
Teacher of English, Reading and Poetry at the Clergy Daughters' School
Thompson, John Hunter Ref 25-T34
Painter.
He was a friend of Branwell
Thoughts suggested to the Superintendent & Ladies Ref 25-T31 Three Graces Lodge Ref 25-T15 Thunder, Charles Ref 25-T26 Tiger Ref 25-T38 Tighe, Rev Thomas Ref 25-T9
Rector of Drumgooland, Northern Ireland.
He invited Patrick Brunty to become tutor to his 2 young sons.
He was a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and suggested that
Rev Brontë go there in 1802.
He was a friend of John Wesley.
Wesley stayed with Rev Tighe
Tillotson, John Ref 25-T28
Of Kildwick.
Apprentice to John Brown.
He had the task of collecting the Bell family mail from
Keighley railway station
Trobe, Rev James La Ref 25-T18
He was minister at the Wellhouse Moravian Church, Mirfield.
In 1837, he visited Anne at Roe Head School when she fell ill.
In 1863, he became Bishop
Tunstall Church Ref 25-T4800
Tunstall, Lancashire Ref 25-T48 The Twelves Ref 25-T12
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Aunt Branwell gave the geese away whilst Emily was at the
Pensionnat Heger
Victoria Ref 25-V7 Villette Ref 25-V13
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He extended the Parsonage and rebuilt Haworth Church in
1879.
He was given the nickname The Envious Wade because of his
attitude to those who called at the house in pursuit of Brontë
history
In Jane Eyre, Hay Church may be based on the church
He may have been the model for the character Edward Weston in
Agnes Grey
See
Sanitation
In March 1841, Charlotte started work as governess to his
6-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter.
Her salary was £20 per year – less £4 for laundry.
She resigned in December 1841 and left on Christmas Eve.
There is a monument to him at Calverley Church
He later became a reader for Smith, Elder & Company.
He was impressed by The Professor, and said that he would like to
see more of Currer Bell's work, but the company did not accept it
at first.
He first recognised Charlotte's talent when he read Jane Eyre.
He later became a book-keeper with lithographers Hullmandel &
Walter
He was a wealthy landowner, living at Casterton Hall, and he was
devoutly religious.
Founder and headmaster of the Clergy Daughters' School.
He wrote The Child's First Tales, Youthful Memoirs, and produced
the Children's Friend magazine.
His Thoughts suggested to the Superintendent & Ladies was written
for the school staff.
His Calvinist methods would now be considered harsh, regimented,
and sadistic.
He was the model for Mr Brocklehurst in Jane Eyre,
and Rev Jabes Branderham in Wuthering Heights had
some of Wilson's characteristics
In 1872, Smith, Elder & Company, commissioned him to produce the
illustrations for an edition of the Brontë's novels.
He consulted Ellen Nussey
He was much admired by Branwell Brontë.
In 1821, on the retirement of the champion fighter Tom Cribb
[1781-1848], Winter claimed the championship of England.
After his retirement, he was landlord of the Castle Tavern, Holborn
from 1828 until his death
See Coffins
See Scribblemania
See The Professor
In 1851, she may have been an assistant at Hemingway's School, Halifax at Horton Street, Halifax.
See
Louisa Hemingway
Dr David Thom, a minister at Bold Street Chapel, Liverpool, wrote to
Anne about the poem
It later appeared as A word to the Elect.
Helen Huntingdon in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
expresses some of the views that Anne expresses in this poem
It was written between December 1845 and July 1846, and was published
in July 1847.
The novel uses several local themes and inspirations including
High Sunderland, Halifax,
Robert Parker,
Jack Sharp,
Shibden Hall, Halifax and
Shibden Hall, Halifax
Wade, Rev John Ref 25-W22
He succeeded Rev Brontë at Haworth.
Waiting-Boy Ref 25-W13 Walker, Amelia Ref 25-W29
of Lascelles Hall.
Sister of Jane.
A friend of Charlotte from Roe Head
Walker, Frances Ref 25-W56
Of Lascelles Hall.
Sister of Joseph Walker.
She married Rev Thomas Atkinson
Walker, Jane Ref 25-W30
Of Lascelles Hall.
Sister of Amelia.
A friend of Charlotte from Roe Head
Walker, Joseph Ref 25-W31
Of Lascelles Hall.
Magistrate.
Brother of Frances Walker.
Father of William, Amelia and Jane
Walker, William Ref 25-W32
Son of Joseph Walker of Lascelles Hall
Walton, Agnes Ref 25-W36
A woman from Appleby.
William Weightman said that he was engaged to her.
After Weightman's death, she married a prosperous farmer
Water closet Ref 25-W81 Wath Church, North Yorkshire Ref 25-W52
Weightman, William Ref 25-W38
Curate to Rev Brontë.
The well Ref 25-15 Well Ref 25-29 Wellesley, Lord Charles Albert Florian Ref 25-3 Wethersfield Ref 25-W10 What you please Ref 25-W64 Wheelhouse, Dr Ref 25-W66
The doctor who tended Branwell in his latter weeks of addiction to
opium and gin.
He is mentioned in one of Branwell's poems
Wheelwright, Laetitia Ref 25-W75
Daughter of Dr Thomas Wheelwright.
She disliked Emily, who taught her music, but she became a friend
of Charlotte and the two corresponded afterwards
Wheelwright, Dr Thomas Ref 25-W57
An English doctor who was living in Europe.
His 5
daughters – Laetitia, Frances, Sarah,
??, and Julia – were pupils at the Pensionnat Heger.
Emily taught music to the younger girls
White, John Ref 25-W41
A merchant of Upperwood House, Rawdon near Bradford.
Wilkinson, Abraham Ref 25-W48
Innkeeper of The Black Bull, Haworth
Williams, Eliza Branwell Ref 25-W60
Cornish relative.
She visited Haworth in 1840
Williams, William Smith Ref 25-W1
He began with publishers Taylor & Hessey.
Wilson, Rev Edward Ref 25-W83
Teacher of Elocution and Ventriloquy at the Clergy Daughters' School
Wilson, Rev R. Ref 25-W84
MA.
Teacher of Housekeeping and Domestic Economy at the Clergy Daughters' School
Wilson, Mrs W. Ref 25-W82
Teacher of Arithmetic and Dressmaking at the Clergy Daughters' School.
She was also Head Manager
Wilson, Rev William Carus Ref 25-W23
Vicar of Tunstall [18th April 1816].
Wilson, Dr William James Ref 25-W21
MRCS.
From Leeds.
He was honorary surgeon at the Manchester Infirmary.
He performed Rev Brontë's cataract operation
Wimperis, Edmund Morison Ref 25-W25
He was a water-colour artist.
Winkworth, Catherine Ref 25-W2
Author and translator.
She was a friend of Charlotte, Mrs Gaskell, and Harriet Martineau
Winter Evening Thoughts Ref 25-W12 Winter, Thomas Ref 25-W62
Boxer and prize-fighter known as Tom Spring.
Wise, Thomas J. Ref 25-W27
One of the founders of The Brontë Society.
See The Brontës Their Lives, Friendships & Correspondence,
Clement Shorter
Wood, Susannah Ref 25-W76
Sister of Tabitha Aykroyd.
Both sisters are buried with Tabitha's husband, George Aykroyd, in the same grave just in front of the old gateway from the
Parsonage into the churchyard
Wood, William Ref 25-W49
Carpenter and coffin-maker in Haworth.
Wooden soldiers Ref 25-W15 The Wool is Rising Ref 25-W19 Wooler, Catherine Ref 25-W14
A sister of Margaret Wooler.
Wooler, Eliza Ref 25-W43
A sister of Margaret Wooler
Wooler, Marianne Ref 25-W28
A sister of Margaret Wooler
A Word to the Calvinists Ref 25-W37 The World below Ref 25-W18 Worth Valley railway Ref 25-W53 Wuthering Heights Ref 25-481
Wuthering Heights Ref 25-W51 Wuthering Heights Walk Ref 25-W20
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