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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Fascinating. A good clue to how the family pronounced their name.
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However a better clue comes from researching the Church records for the father of the Bronte sisters - Patrick.
CCED gives :
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Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, Oct. 10, 1802. S. of Hugh [Prunty], farmer, of Emdale, Co. Down, Ireland. B. there Mar. 17, 1777. [In the parish Register the name occurs as Brunty.] ' Matric. Michs. 1802; B.A. 1806. Ord. deacon (London) Aug. 10, 1806; priest (London, Litt. dim. from Salisbury) Dec. 19, 1807. C. of Hartshead, Yorks., 1811-15. P.C. of Thornton-le-Dale, 1815-20. V. of Haworth, Yorks., 1820-61. Married Maria Branwell, of Penzance, Dec. 29, 1812. Author, Cottage Poems; Maid of Killarney, etc. Father of the famous Brontė sisters. For some account of him see D.N.B., sub Charlotte Brontė. Died June 7, 1861, aged 84.
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Which indicates the original family name in Ireland as Brunty.
All the census and baptism records I have found for the children show simply Bronte, however this may be because of the person recording the event.
BobC