Everyone on the Brontë family tree
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All 12 people on the chart are listed.
| Portrait | Person | Years | Life | On the chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | Thomas BranwellMerchant of Penzance | 1746–1808 | He married Anne Carne in 1768. Sources3 | Find on the chart |
| AB | Anne BranwellBorn Anne Carne | 1744?–1809 | She bore twelve children. Sources3 | Find on the chart |
 | Patrick BrontëCurate of Haworth | 1777–1861 | He outlived all six children. Sources2 | Find on the chart |
 | Maria BrontëMother, born Branwell | 1783–1821 | She died at Haworth in 1821. Sources8 | Find on the chart |
| EB | Elizabeth BranwellAunt Branwell | 1776–1842 | She kept the house from 1821. Sources6 | Find on the chart |
| MB | Maria BrontëEldest child | 1814–1825 | She died at eleven. Sources2 | Find on the chart |
| EB | Elizabeth BrontëSecond child | 1815–1825 | She died of tuberculosis at ten. Sources7 | Find on the chart |
 | Charlotte BrontëNovelist, Currer Bell | 1816–1855 | Author of Jane Eyre. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | Arthur Bell NichollsHusband of Charlotte | 1819–1906 | Curate at Haworth from 1845. Sources11 | Find on the chart |
 | Branwell BrontëOnly son | 1817–1848 | A painter and tutor. Sources2 | Find on the chart |
 | Emily BrontëNovelist, Ellis Bell | 1818–1848 | Author of Wuthering Heights. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
 | Anne BrontëNovelist, Acton Bell | 1820–1849 | Author of Agnes Grey. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
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- APAGenogram Builder. (2026, November 10). The Brontë family tree, from Penzance and County Down to Haworth. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/bronte-family-tree
- MLA“The Brontë Family Tree, from Penzance and County Down to Haworth.” Genogram Builder, 10 Nov. 2026, https://genogrambuilder.org/history/bronte-family-tree.
- ChicagoGenogram Builder. “The Brontë Family Tree, from Penzance and County Down to Haworth.” Last modified November 10, 2026. https://genogrambuilder.org/history/bronte-family-tree.
- HarvardGenogram Builder (2026) The Brontë Family Tree, from Penzance and County Down to Haworth. Available at: https://genogrambuilder.org/history/bronte-family-tree (Accessed: 10 November 2026).
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Sources
Every source was opened on 10 November 2026. Wikipedia is cited only for the years of the novels, two days of death, the imaginary kingdoms and the life of Arthur Bell Nicholls. The Brontë pages of the British Library did not load.
Westminster Abbey
The Brontë Parsonage Museum, Brontë Society
In Search of Anne Brontë
Project Gutenberg
Wikipedia
Portrait credits
Each name leads to the file on Wikimedia Commons. The portraits in the article are in the public domain or under CC0.
- Patrick Brontë, Unknown author, 1861.
- Maria Brontë, Unknown artist.
- Charlotte Brontë, George Richmond, 1850.
- Arthur Bell Nicholls, Arthur Bell Nicholls, 1854.
- Branwell Brontë, Branwell Brontë.
- Emily Brontë, Branwell Brontë, about 1834.
- Anne Brontë, Branwell Brontë, 1834.
