Branwell Brontë

Sowerby Bridge railway station opened today in 1840, where I was employed as assistant clerk-in-charge.

Today in 1802 was my father's first day at Cambridge University.

I was buried today in 1848, alongside my family in Haworth Church (with the exception of Anne, who is buried in Scarborough).

I died today in 1848, at the age of 31. Despite the popular stories, I did not die standing up.

Haworth's Dissenting population refused today in 1835 to pay the church rate, leaving just £10 to maintain the church for the next year.

My mother, Maria, was buried in the vault near the altar under Haworth Church today in 1821.

My mother, Maria, died today in 1821. Some say her loss was a huge influence on my work. It is more probably the loss of my sister, Maria.

I had today in 1835 what was supposed to be my last lesson with William Robinson. My style - and my faults - owe much to Robinson.

Today in 1830, Charlotte translated the first book of Voltaire's 'La Henriade' into one of her miniature books at the age of 14.

My father, Patrick, was ordained as a deacon at Fulham chapel today in 1806.

My father took Charlotte to join Mary and Elizabeth at Cowan Bridge today in 1824. The school would go on to inspire Lowood in Jane Eyre.

I set myself up as a professional portrait painter in Bradford today in 1838.

Emily and Anne, though separated (Emily in Haworth, Anne in Scarborough) both wrote diary papers today in 1841.

My younger sister, Emily Jane Brontë, was born today in 1818. And, no, I didn't write 'Wuthering Heights', she did.

I drafted a letter to the Royal Academy today in 1835. But it was never sent, and plans for me to apply for a place come to nothing.

I received a letter from Mr Robinson today in 1845, dismissing me from his employ. The letter called my behaviour "bad beyond expression". I would tell people I had been engaged in an affair with his wife. The truth is rather more complicated than that...

I was baptised today in 1817. Unfortunately, I would go on to have a troubled relationship with my faith.

My older sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, left for the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge today in 1824. The school would ultimately claim their lives, and live on in infamy as Lowood in Charlotte's novel 'Jane Eyre'.

Some men would find it hard to hide in a pint. But I was quite short.

Wow. And I thought being compared to Rob Kardashian was the worst insult I'd ever received.

Charlotte wrung a three week holiday from the Whites, arriving back in Haworth today in 1841.

Charlotte completed her first novel, 'The Professor', today in 1846.

I completed 'The Wool is Rising' today in 1834. The story charts the rise of a mill owner in Angria. Charlotte would later use the story as the beginning of her first novel, 'The Professor'.

I was born today in 1817.

Happy birthday to me.

Letter from a Father on Earth to His Child in Her Grave by Branwell Brontë - James T Kelly 'Letter from a Father on Earth to His Child in Her Grave' is the poem most people use to argue that Branwell had an illegitimate daughter.

I was dismissed from my post of tutor by my employer, Robert Postlethwaite, today in 1840.

The most popular theory for my dismissal is that I had an illegitimate child with a servant, largely because I wrote a poem titled 'Letter from a Father on Earth to His Child in Her Grave'.

From 1815 onwards, our family would celebrate today as 'Waterloo Day' in honour of the battle of Waterloo.

My older sister, Elizabeth, was buried next to her mother and sister today in 1825.

My older sister, Elizabeth, died at the age of 10 today in 1825.