21 April 1816: Born – Thornton, Yorkshire, England
1820: Moves to Haworth Parsonage – Haworth, Yorkshire, England, Moves with her family when her father becomes the parish curate. Haworth remains her principal home.
1821: Death of her mother – Haworth, Yorkshire, England, Her mother, Maria Branwell Brontë, dies. Her aunt Elizabeth Branwell helps to bring up the children.
1824 – 1825: Attends the Clergy Daughters’ School – Cowan Bridge, Lancashire, England, Attends the boarding school with her sisters. Returns home in 1825 after the deaths of her older sisters Maria and Elizabeth.
1831 – 1832: Studies at Roe Head – Roe Head, Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, Studies at Margaret Wooler’s school and forms lasting friendships with Ellen Nussey and Mary Taylor.
1835 – 1838: Teaches at Roe Head – Roe Head, Yorkshire, England, Returns to her former school as a teacher.
1839: Governess to the Sidgwick family – Stonegappe, Lothersdale, Yorkshire, England, Takes a short-lived governess position with the Sidgwick family.
1841: Governess to the White family – Rawdon, Yorkshire, England, Works as governess to the White family in Rawdon.
1842: Studies at the Heger school – Brussels, Belgium, Travels with Emily to improve her languages at the Hegers' school.
1843: Returns as a teacher – Brussels, Belgium, Returns to the Hegers' school to teach English.
January 1844: Returns from Brussels – Haworth, Yorkshire, England, Returns to Haworth after her time studying and teaching in Belgium.
24 September 1848: Death of her brother Branwell – Haworth, Yorkshire, England, Her brother Branwell dies, the first of three sibling bereavements within eight months.
19 December 1848: Death of her sister Emily – Haworth, Yorkshire, England, Emily dies at Haworth, less than three months after Branwell.
28 May 1849: Death of her sister Anne – Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, Anne dies in Scarborough, where Charlotte and Ellen Nussey have accompanied her. Charlotte is now the only surviving Brontë sibling.