Born: 17 January 1820 · Died: 28 May 1849 · Age at death: 29
How old was Anne Brontë when she died?
Anne Brontë died aged 29. She was born on 17 January 1820 and died on 28 May 1849.
two novels exploring women's independence and the realities of governess life, particularly The Tenant of Wildfell Hall which pioneered feminist themes
Quick facts
Date of birth17 January 1820
Date of death28 May 1849
Age at death29
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceThornton, United Kingdom
Editor's Take:
Anne remains the overlooked Brontë, partly through Charlotte's interference in suppressing her bolder work. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall tackled alcoholism, marital abuse, and female autonomy with startling directness for 1848. Her governess years, spanning 1839 to 1845, furnished material for Agnes Grey's unflinching portrayal of middle-class domestic tyranny. Where Emily conjured Gothic moors and Charlotte explored passionate interiority, Anne documented social realities with quiet precision. Her early death from tuberculosis in 1849, followed by Charlotte's editorial censorship, obscured a writer whose moral clarity and structural discipline deserved equal standing with her sisters.
Key Milestones
1820: Born in Thornton, West Yorkshire
1835: Enrolled at Roe Head boarding school
1839: Began work as governess to Ingham family
1849: Died of probable pulmonary tuberculosis
Anne Brontë (commonly; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet. A member of the Brontë literary family, she was the younger sister of Charlotte, Emily, and Branwell.
