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Arthur Bell Nicholls (6 January 1819 – 2 December 1906) was the husband of the English novelist Charlotte Brontë. Between 1845 and 1861 Nicholls was one of Patrick Brontë 's curates and was married to his eldest surviving child, Charlotte, for the last nine months of her life.
Arthur Bell Nicholls was born at Killead, Country Antrim, on January 6, 1819, and came from a similar background to Mr. Brontë's: both were from small farming families of ten children in Northern Ireland, and both were assisted by local clergymen to go on to university.
Jun 29, 2017 · 163 years ago to this day a happy event was taking place at St. Michael and All Angels’ church in Haworth -the marriage of Charlotte Brontë to the church’s assistant curate Arthur Bell Nicholls.
Jul 18, 2013 · Arthur Bell Nicholls progressed from curate to being Charlotte's 'dear boy'. He was at Haworth when first Branwell and then Emily and Anne died, leaving Charlotte the sole survivor. It was inevitable they should become closer.
May 26, 2024 · Arthur Bell Nicholls. In my opinion, it is easy today to get a misleading picture of Arthur. We can see him as the man who led to the death of Charlotte Brontë – that’s certainly what her best friend Ellen Nussey thought.
Arthur Bell Nicholls was the husband of the English novelist Charlotte Brontë. Between 1845 and 1861 Nicholls was one of Patrick Brontë's curates and was married to his eldest surviving child, Charlotte, for the last nine months of her life.
May 4, 2024 · Arthur Bell Nicholls, who was born in Killead in 1819, was by all accounts a rather bland chap who would struggle to stand out from the crowd. He was bookish, yes, but he was also considered rather dour, strict and conventional.
