Patrick

17/03/1777 Patrick Bronte was born at Emdale, Drumballyroney, County Down, Ireland. 15/04/1783 Maria Branwell was born at Penzance, Cornwall. 01/10/1802 Patrick Bronte aged 25 registers as a student at St John’s College Cambridge. 03/10/1802 Patrick Bronte a student at St Johns College Cambridge, corrects spelling of his name from Brunty to Bronte. 23/04/1806 Patrick Bronte […]

Patrick Bronte was born at Emdale, Drumballyroney, County Down, Ireland, the eldest of 10 children. Initially he was apprenticed to a blacksmith but his aptitude towards education which was mostly self taught, allowed him to pursue a university education. This was a significant achievement considering his father Hugh Brunty was an agricultural labourer and of […]