The Brontës & Haworth - Family and friends

Charlotte Brontë Strong, clever, ambitious, she was the Brontë children's true leader View

Emily Jane Brontë The mystic Brontë's one novel changed the course of English literature View

Anne Brontë Her apparent mildness hid a fury for justice View

Patrick Branwell Brontë The family's great hope could not bear the burden of their expectation View

Reverend Patrick Brontë Ambition took him from a rural Irish cottage to a life of study View

Arthur Bell Nicholls He succeeded in marrying Charlotte, only to lose her tragically young View

Mrs Brontë She made the long trip from Cornwall in the hope of finding happiness View

Maria Brontë She was possibly the cleverest Brontë, yet dead by the age of 11 View

Elizabeth Brontë The second Brontë child was also the second to leave them View

Aunt Branwell She cared for her sister's children, and left them a valuable legacy View

Tabitha Aykroyd Faithful to the end, she still lies in the shadow of the Parsonage View

Martha Brown The youngest servant ended as the keeper of the Brontë flame View

Ellen Nussey Charlotte's oldest friend, and prolific correspondent View

Elizabeth Gaskell Her 'Life' of Charlotte provoked a storm across literary England View

Mary Taylor Charlotte's strong-minded friend was an inspiration and an ally View

William Smith Williams Charlotte's gentle 'reader' became a trusted friend View

Margaret Wooler Roe Head's headmistress was a trusted confidante to Anne and Charlotte View

George Smith Charlotte was slightly in love with her dashing publisher View