Original: Life 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: Life Charlotte was born in Thornton , Yorkshire , England , in 1816 . Her father was Patrick Brontë , an Irish Anglican clergyman , and her mother was Maria Branwell .