Original: Charlotte was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, in 1816, the third of six children, to Patrick Brontë (formerly "Patrick Brunty"), an Irish Anglican clergyman, and his wife, Maria Branwell.
Simplified: Charlotte was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, in 1816. Her father was Patrick Brontë, an Irish Anglican clergyman, and her mother was Maria Branwell.