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.