I whanau a Charlotte Brontë i te 21 o Paenga-whawha 1816 i Market Street Thornton, ki te hauauru o Bradford i te Hauauru Riding o Yorkshire, ko te tuatoru o nga tamariki e ono a Maria (née Branwell) me Patrick Brontë (i tapaina i mua ko Brunty), he tohunga Anglican Irish. I te 1820 i neke tana whanau ki etahi maero ki te kainga o Haworth, i reira i tohua ai tana papa hei kaitiaki o St Michael me nga Karakia o nga Anahera Katoa. I mate a Maria i te mate pukupuku i te 15 o Mahuru 1821, i mahue i nga tamahine tokorima, a Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Emily me Anne, me tetahi tama, a Branwell, kia tiakina e tana tuahine, a Elizabeth Branwell. Patai: I mate a Maria anahea?
15 Mahuru 1821