Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Charlotte Brontë across 4 places, from 1816 to 1846.
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Charlotte Nicholls (21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855), commonly known by her maiden name Charlotte Brontë (commonly), was an English novelist and poet, and was the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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21 April 1816exact date
Cornwallattested“Charlotte Brontë was born on 21 April 1816, the third of six children born to Maria Branwell, the daughter of an affluent grocer and tea merchant from Cornwall, and Patrick Brontë (born Brunty) an Anglican curate.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
1832year
Haworthattested“In 1832 Charlotte left Roe Head in order to teach her sisters at home in Haworth.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
January 1844month
Haworthattested“Charlotte returned to Haworth in January 1844, and later used her time in Brussels as the inspiration for some of the events in The Professor and Villette.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
January 1844month
Brusselsattested“Charlotte returned to Haworth in January 1844, and later used her time in Brussels as the inspiration for some of the events in The Professor and Villette.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
1846year
Londonattested“In 1846 Charlotte submitted her first novel, The Professor, to London publisher Henry Colburn, along with Emily's Wuthering Heights and Anne's Agnes Grey.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
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August 1824month
Cowan Bridge Schoolmentioned“In August 1824, Patrick sent Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte, and Emily to the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
5 June 1826exact date
Leedsmentioned“The ten-year-old Charlotte writes on 5 June 1826: Papa bought Branwell some wooden soldiers at leeds when papa came home it was night and we were in Bed so next morning Branwell came to our Door with a Box of soldiers Emily and I jumped…”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
1831year
Mirfieldmentioned“In 1831, when she was fifteen, Charlotte was sent twenty miles away to Roe Head, a boarding school in Mirfield (now part of Hollybank Special School).”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
1834year
Leedsmentioned“Charlotte executed the drawings for the second edition of Jane Eyre herself, and in the summer of 1834 two of her paintings were shown at an exhibition by the Royal Northern Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts in Leeds.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
1839year
Angriamentioned“At the end of 1839, Charlotte wrote Farewell to Angria, a manuscript in which she explored her growing dependency on her fantasy world.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
1839year
Stone Gappementioned“In 1839 she joined the Sidgwick family at Stone Gappe as governess to their son, John Benson Sidgwick.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
1842year
Brusselsmentioned“In 1842 Charlotte travelled with Emily to Brussels to the Pensionnat Heger, a boarding school run by Constantin Heger (1809–1896) and his wife, Claire.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
October 1842month
Haworthmentioned“In October 1842 the sisters were called back to Haworth by the sudden death of their aunt Elizabeth Branwell.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
January 1843month
Brusselsmentioned“In January 1843, Charlotte returned to Brussels alone to take up a teaching post at the school.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
1850year
Haworthmentioned“Living conditions in Haworth were poor, with high levels of early mortality and a water supply contaminated by runoff from the graveyard, as reported in 1850 in a damning health report by Benjamin Babbage.”source: Wikipedia: Charlotte Brontë
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