Mm, not quite. I grew up in Cainhurst Castle, but Yharnam was an old holding of the castle that grew into its own town once... nobility began to stop meaning much.

[She takes a sip of the brandy, and swirls the glass a little.] But after training as a knight for a few years, I decided to leave Cainhurst and go to college in Byrgenwerth, which was attached to the city, in a manner of speaking. I spent the rest of my time in Yharnam from there. Enough to see the rise of the Healing Church.

[Another sip.] Saw a memory from one of the hunters that lived in Yharnam long after I did. Got to see the town decaying back to nothing. Can't say I was surprised.