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Parents
• Marie Brontë died in 1821 at the age of 38
just after giving birth to Anne
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• Patrick Brontë sent four of his five daughters
(leaving Anne at home because she was too
young) to the Clergy’s Daughter’s School at
Cowan Bridge
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Maria and Elizabeth
• In 1825, Maria and Elizabeth (the two eldest
daughters) died of tuberculosis at the school
due to the appalling living conditions
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Branwell
• His real name was Patrick Branwell Brontë but
due to his Father also being called Patrick, he was
often just called Branwell
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• He was 31 at the time of his death
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Emily
• Four months after her brothers death, on the
19th December, Emily Brontë died from
complications aggravated from catching a cold
at Branwell’s funeral, plus complications from
tuberculosis
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Anne
• Anne, the youngest of the Brontë siblings, also
died from tuberculosis in 1849 at the age of
29
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Instead, she is buried in
Scarborough because she loved the resort and
hoped that the air may improve her condition
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The Brontë Siblings
• They all played together when they were little,
creating their own fantasy world
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• When publishing their works, Charlotte, Emily
and Anne used different names so that no one
would know they were girls
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