Authors: Juliet Barker
Brontës (231 page)
Morgan, Jane Branwell (
née
Fennell; Maria's cousin): friendship with Maria,
58
60
21st birthday,
62
marriage,
64
writing,
79
as Emily's godmother,
89
death,
170
Morgan, Revd William: friendship with Patrick,
31
46
51
58
69
and Jane,
58
60
at Bradford Auxiliary Bible Society,
63
95
marriage,
64
on conversion,
76
reviews Patrick's Cottage in the Wood,
79
appointed to Christ Church, Bradford,
80
baptizes Charlotte,
81
and Crosse,
82
baptizes Emily,
89
and Patrick's appointment to Haworth,
101
baptizes Anne,
102
and Maria's final illness,
118
officiates at Maria's funeral,
119
financial help to Patrick,
120
at Keighley Bible Society meeting,
129
officiates at funerals of Patrick's children,
158
at Haworth Bible Society meetings,
166
opposes Catholic Emancipation,
167
182
preaches at Haworth,
253
helps Branwell set up Bradford studio,
340
354
dispute with vicar (Scoresby),
371
399
417
supposed early interest in Charlotte,
595
officiates at Branwell's funeral,
672
learns of Charlotte's authorship,
741
leaves Bradford for Buckinghamshire,
807
visits Haworth,
808
revisits Bradford,
855
on
Villette
,
855
death,
959
The
Parish Priest,
83
Morley Hall (Lancashire): Branwell's proposed epic poem on,
579
Morpeth, Viscount see Carlisle, 7th Earl of
Mossman, Jane,
664
Mott, Dorothy,
19
Mozley, Anne,
864
Muhl, Madame,
485
Munro, Lieut. Alexander,
505
Murgatroyd, John,
434
Musgrove, Archdeacon Charles,
612
969
Napoleon I (Bonaparte), Emperor of France,
72
193
488
âNarrow Way, The' (Anne Brontë; poem),
684
National Review
,
939
National School Society,
213
506
Nelson, Eleanor (
later
Armer): and son James,
390
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount,
439
470
Newby, Thomas Cautley (publisher): publishes Anne and Emily,
620
629
634
649
657
683
771
Charlotte and Anne visit in London,
662
and identity of âCurrer Bell',
719
makes payment to Charlotte,
881
Mrs Gaskell on,
943
Newman, Francis,
769
Newman, John Henry, Cardinal,
781
Newsholme, near Oakworth,
597
Newsome brothers,
54
Newsome, Sarah (
née
Garrs),
89
119
126
150
154
925
Newsome, William,
155
Newton, Henry,
583
Ney, Marshall Michel,
72
Nicholls, Revd Arthur Bell: destroys Branwell portrait,
250
appointed curate at Haworth,
522
background,
522
895
name suggests Brontës' pseudonym,
566
rumoured early interest in Charlotte,
595
626
boycotts Parker concert,
596
at Newsholme Sunday School anniversary,
597
home leaves in Ireland,
603
806
defeats Haworth washerwomen,
613
Charlotte's hostility to,
625
806
officiates at Emily's funeral,
682
and James Taylor's call at Haworth,
713
portrayed in
Shirley
,
739
and health conditions at Haworth,
750
opposes papal aggression,
781
salary,
793
helps during Patrick's illness,
827
proposes to Charlotte,
837
863
character and qualities,
638
Patrick's hostility to,
843
855
860
863
869
applies for missionary post,
844
and Bishop of Ripon's visit,
853
miseries at rejection,
855
859
862
withdraws missionary application,
855
departure from Haworth,
859
appointed curate at Kirk Smeaton,
861
Ellen Nussey's antagonism to,
867
903
912
976
revisits Haworth and resumes relations with Charlotte,
867
870
878
Mrs Gaskell tries to arrange pension for,
875
878
courts Charlotte,
880
accepted as Charlotte's suitor,
882
engagement to Charlotte,
882
883
returns to Haworth as curate,
882
health,
890
and Charlotte's marriage settlement,
891
wedding and honeymoon,
894
pastoral duties at Haworth,
897
927
963
and Amelia Taylor,
900
urges burning of letters to Ellen Nussey,
900
Kay Shuttleworth offers Padiham living to,
902
906
and Charlotte's illness and death,
908
in Charlotte's will,
908
and popular reaction to Charlotte's death,
918
and Mrs Gaskell's biography of Charlotte,
923
926
935
940
944
950
in Patrick's will,
926
and Charlotte's writings,
931
and publication of
The Professor
,
932
955
defends Charlotte in controversy over Clergy Daughters' School,
945
in controversy with Harriet Martineau,
950
lends manuscript of Charlotte's âLast Sketch' to George Smith for publication,
962
refuses to christen Greenwood's child,
964
968
Mrs Gaskell criticises,
967
and Patrick's death and funeral,
967
not appointed to Haworth incumbency,
969
officiates at Sowden's funeral,
969
leaves Haworth for Banagher (Ireland),
973
remarries (Mary Bell),
974
death and burial,
974
Nicholls, Mary (
née
Bell; Arthur's second wife),
974
Nicholls, William,
522
Nicholson, John,
434
Nicholson, Thomas,
666
Nightingale, Florence,
900
Noel, Baptist,
429
Northern Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Royal,
174
249
356
Nowell, William,
42
Nunn, Revd John: friendship with Patrick,
8
10
14
20
and Patrick's attachment for Mary Burder,
25
curacy at Shrewsbury,
26
30
makes contact with Patrick in later life,
957
death,
967
Nussey, Ellen: on the Haworth Church Services,
112
and Emily's gardening,
113
visits to Haworth,
115
224
378
480
515
615
737
744
788
805
813
828
900
and Brontës' reading,
171
at Roe Head School,
200
205
Charlotte visits at home,
205
217
395
414
476
572
623
763
785
816
834
858
889
friendship and correspondence with Charlotte,
211
214
218
243
255
261
271
291
325
329
348
360
374
403
480
482
508
521
526
595
610
649
738
747
823
906
in London,
243
255
335
and party politics,
257
260
818
and Branwell's plans to enter Royal Academy,
263
on Aunt Branwell,
328
piety,
329
and Charlotte's return to teach at Dewsbury Moor,
341
and brother's proposal to Charlotte,
351
and
Charlotte's governessing with Sidgwicks,
363
holiday with Charlotte,
365
and William Weightman,
380
382
courted by Vincent,
384
409
481
and Charlotte's employment as White family governess,
412
415
and Charlotte's proposed school schemes,
422
518
and Charlotte in Brussels,
449
460
462
481
494
496
501
Mary Taylor writes to, 484 James Smith pays court to,
515
civilities to men,
527
Charlotte visits at Hathersage,
529
550
letters from Emily,
534
573
and Charlotte's attitude to Branwell after dismissal,
556
uninformed of publication of Brontës poems,
575
and Branwell's rejection by Mrs Robinson,
582
585
cares for mother,
595
Charlotte asks for catering advice,
598
and Branwell's debts,
606
and Charlotte's concern for Branwell,
609
marriage prospects,
614
711
828
867
and writing of
Jane Eyre
,
614
Charlotte rebukes for not cancelling visit to Haworth,
618
and identity of Brontës authorship,
623
719
sends presents to Brontës,
624
teases Charlotte over Nicholls,
626
letter from Anne,
641
and Branwell's fits,
642
and Charlotte's literary success,
649
on Charlotte's authorship of
Jane Eyre
,
651
663
and Charlotte on Branwell's death,
672
Charlotte writes to of Anne and Emily's illnesses, 673 and Emily's death,
680
683
Anne admits authorship of poems to,
684
and Anne's final illness,
689
693
accompanies Anne on dying visit to Scarborough,
697
and Anne's death and funeral,
701
with Charlotte after Anne's death,
704
sends shower-bath to Charlotte,
713
identification of characters in
Shirley
,
723
830
and Charlotte's second visit to London,
730
Charlotte describes to Smith Williams,
738
illness,
750
Charlotte writes to on Joe Taylor's engagement,
752
and Charlotte's view of G.H. Lewes,
756
and Charlotte's trip to Edinburgh with George Smith,
761
and Charlotte's relations with George Smith,
767
785
and Charlotte's revision of sisters' writings,
775
and James Taylor's interest in Charlotte,
789
810
mother's illness and recovery,
806
Charlotte declines invitation to visit,
810
and Charlotte's illness,
815
visits Sussex,
818
827
hypochondria,
823
and Charlotte's writing delay,
824
and Arthur Nicholls' proposal to Charlotte,
837
846
855
859
867
881
Charlotte sends
Villette
to,
843
and Upjohns,
858
breakdown in friendship with Charlotte,
867
and Charlotte's resumed relations with Nicholls,
877
Charlotte resumes correspondence with,
881
Charlotte tells of engagement to Nicholls,
883
and Charlotte's marriage,
889
893
and Charlotte's views on marriage,
897
Arthur Nicholls urges burning of Charlotte's letters to,
900
hatred of Arthur Nicholls,
903
912
920
976
and Charlotte's pregnancy,
907
and Charlotte's death,
911
Patrick writes to on Charlotte's illness,
911
behaviour after Charlotte's death,
920
Mrs Gaskell requests Charlotte's letters for biography,
923
helps Mrs Gaskell over Charlotte biography,
923
929
934
976
on Arthur Nicholls' indifference to Charlotte's writing,
931
and controversy over Gaskell biography of Charlotte,
950
on Mary Taylor,
976
later life and death,
977
Nussey, Emily (née Prescott),
530
Nussey, George,
275
414
555
604
618
649
738
Nussey, Revd Henry: Dewsbury curacy,
329
Charlotte declines proposal,
350
381
532
604
suggests school for Charlotte,
358
and Vincent, 409 maintains relations with Charlotte,
410
marriage,
530
appointed to living at Hathersage,
532
Nussey, Joseph,
556
Nussey, Revd Joshua,
341
607
614
859
Nussey, Mrs Joshua,
615