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Branwell Bronte Chronology
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| 26/06/1817 |
| Patrick Branwell Bronte fourth child of the Bronte family was born at Thornton. |
| 05/07/1826 |
| Patrick Bronte returned from Leeds and gave a box of toy soldiers to Branwell. |
| 01/02/1836 |
| Branwell Bronte was proposed a Freemason. |
| 29/02/1836 |
| Branwell Bronte became a full member of the Three Graces Lodge in Haworth. |
| 14/05/1838 |
| Branwell Bronte wrote his poem "At dead of midnight drearily". |
| 31/08/1840 |
Branwell Bronte was appointed Assistant Clerk at Sowerby Bridge Railway Station near Halifax. His starting salary was £75 a year.
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| 01/04/1841 |
| Branwell Bronte was employed as Clerk in Charge of Luddenden Foot station near Hebden Bridge. While there he was known to frequent the Lord Nelson Tavern. |
| 31/03/1842 |
| Branwell Bronte was dismissed from his post as Clerk in charge of Luddenden Foot station near Hebden Bridge. There was a deficit in the station accounts attributed to Branwell Bronte's incompetence rather than theft. |
| 26/12/1842 |
| Branwell Bronte attended his last meeting as Mason of the Three Graces Lodge in Haworth. |
| 30/03/1843 |
| Branwell Bronte wrote his poem "Thorpe Green". |
| 18/01/1845 |
| Anne and Branwell Bronte returned to their employment as tutors for the Robinson family at Thorp Green. |
| 18/06/1845 |
| Branwell Bronte returned to his employment as tutor with the Robinson family at Thorp Green. While there he had an affair with Mrs Robinson. |
| 17/07/1845 |
| Branwell Bronte was dismissed from his post as tutor for the Robinson family at Thorp Green. It had been discovered that while there, he had an affair with Mrs Robinson. |
| 09/04/1846 |
| Branwell Bronte visited the Halifax Guardian and placed an advert for a post that would take him abroad. |
| 26/05/1846 |
| Mrs Robinson's husband died, she had a relationship with Branwell Bronte and news of the death gave Branwell hope of marriage. |
| 13/12/1846 |
| Branwell Bronte through heavy drinking had incurred debts. Officers charged him to pay the debt off or go to prison. The Bronte family had to bail him out. |
| 24/09/1848 |
| After a long period of decline, Branwell Bronte died at Haworth of chronic bronchitis/consumption. He was 31. |
| 28/09/1848 |
| Branwell Bronte was buried in the family vault at Haworth Parish Church. He had died on 24th September aged 31. The service was conducted by William Morgan. |
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