Finding skeletons in your closet

The exact originals of my husband's Great Great Grandfather and his family are a mystery. Family lore suggests that Louis Adamore was Irish and born somewhere around 1824. His wife Margaret was either Scottish or Irish and her maiden name has been suggested as both Sage and Laige. I have been unable to confirm either.

Their son George Lewis is my husband's line. There were several other children. Ellen (DOB circa 1861) married an M. Griffey and died in 1889 in Chelsea, Mass. John (BOD circa 1866) and William (DOB circa 1869).  Both boys moved to the USA as well.

While investigating the family, I did came across some interesting information about Margaret - she had a definite problem with "the drink"and saw the inside of the court room a number of times. This is a photo of the Court House being constructed on Spring Garden Road about 1865. Not sure if this is where Margaret would have gone but from the look of the following three items in the Morning Chronicle (Halifax, N.S.),  things went from bad to worse.


Date: March 20, 1865
Margaret Adamore charged with being a common drunkard, was excused upon the condition that she takes the temperance oath.

Date: May 31, 1865
The case of Margaret Adamore, charged by her husband with being "a common drunkard and notoriously misemploying her time to the detriment and prejudice of her family" was continued until today. This woman has frequently been before this court charged with the same offense. 

Date: Sept 18, 1866
Margaret Adamore given in charge by her husband for being a common drunkard and misappropriating articles from the shop, was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment in the common jail.


I didn't find any mention of her after that so not sure if she reformed or not.

Have fun looking for your family's skeletons.