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We’re continuing to mark Yorkshire Day today at findmypast.co.uk and have found something rather poignant in our parish records collection.
The Brontë sisters, authors of the novels Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, all hailed from West Yorkshire. The sisters’ fame stems from the fact that all three were gifted with the ability to write imaginatively, but also because they all died tragically early. Charlotte Brontë died at the age of 38, while Emily Brontë and Ann Brontë both died when they were 29.
What many people don’t realise is that there were actually two other Brontë sisters, Maria and Elizabeth. These two girls died even earlier than their famous sisters. You can find the girls’ burial records in our parish records collection. These burial records were transcribed by volunteers at the Keighley and District Family History Society.
Maria Brontë's burial record - please click to enlarge
Maria Brontë was buried on 12 May 1825, having died at the age of 12 years. Her younger sister, Elizabeth Brontë, was buried just one month later on 18 June 1825. Elizabeth died when she was just 10 years old. Both children are buried at St Michael in Haworth, West Yorkshire.
Elizabeth Brontë's burial record - please click to enlarge
If they had survived, would Maria and Elizabeth have gone on to become great writers too? The talent certainly seemed to run in the Brontë’s genes!
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The Brontë sisters, authors of the novels Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, all hailed from West Yorkshire. The sisters’ fame stems from the fact that all three were gifted with the ability to write imaginatively, but also because they all died tragically early. Charlotte Brontë died at the age of 38, while Emily Brontë and Ann Brontë both died when they were 29.
What many people don’t realise is that there were actually two other Brontë sisters, Maria and Elizabeth. These two girls died even earlier than their famous sisters. You can find the girls’ burial records in our parish records collection. These burial records were transcribed by volunteers at the Keighley and District Family History Society.
Maria Brontë's burial record - please click to enlargeMaria Brontë was buried on 12 May 1825, having died at the age of 12 years. Her younger sister, Elizabeth Brontë, was buried just one month later on 18 June 1825. Elizabeth died when she was just 10 years old. Both children are buried at St Michael in Haworth, West Yorkshire.
Elizabeth Brontë's burial record - please click to enlargeIf they had survived, would Maria and Elizabeth have gone on to become great writers too? The talent certainly seemed to run in the Brontë’s genes!
More...