Aunt Margaret

VIII: Sister Agnes and the Portrait

Old Miss Croker of Ross House, who relates the story and spoke with Sister Agnes.

My Aunt Margaret's Adventure

The protagonist and narrator of the adventure, who experiences a haunting at an inn.

I: Aunt Margaret at Home

The central figure of the chapter, described as clever, frugal, and resolute, with a fondness for money and a distrust of men in business matters.

II: My Aunt Margaret on the Road

Impatient and stern, she waits for Tom Teukesbury with her watch in hand, then endures the slow journey and becomes increasingly frustrated upon learning the true distance to Winderbrooke.

III: The Moon Rises

Traveling to Winderbrooke, anxious about being out after dark.

IV: Perturbation

Aunt Margaret is the central figure, haranguing Tom and expressing fear and exasperation as they become lost on the heath.

V: The Good Woman

Leads the party to The Good Woman, negotiates with the innkeeper's maid, and is left alone with Winnie after Tom is sent away.

VI: The White Chamber

The protagonist of this chapter, she is a fidgety and observant woman who scrutinizes the room and the inn yard, and is unsettled by the maid's behavior.

VII: An Accident Befalls the Candle

Defiantly keeps watch at the window, confronts the maid, and is left without light.

VIII: Of a Figure Seen by My Aunt

The protagonist of the chapter, who experiences fear and anger while navigating the inn's dark passages and overhearing suspicious conversations.

IX: The Funeral Visitation

The protagonist of the chapter, terrified by the events and mistaken room.

X: How It All Happened

The protagonist of the tale, whose visit to The Good Woman inn is recounted; she later tells the story by the fireside.

Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling

A relative who experiences the captain's ghostly presence and helps resolve the haunting.

I: Peg O’Neill Pays the Captain’s Debts

Peg O'Neill, the heiress who eloped with Captain Walshawe and suffered his abuse.

II: The Blessed Candle

The deceased wife, Peg O'Neill, who is laid out in a Carmelite habit with a blessed candle.

V: The Bedchamber

The uncle is the narrator's uncle, but the chapter focuses on his experience; Aunt Margaret is not directly present but is referenced as part of the family context.

The White Cat of Drumgunniol

Aunt Peg who sees the white cat after a wake and dies a month later.

Madam Crowl's Ghost

The narrator's aunt, housekeeper at Applewale House, a stern woman who took her in as a servant.