So I am sending out a plea, to aid me in my task, does anybody else know of stories/mythology/fairy tales of house spirits/lare/wights/<insert relevant name here> who are tied to families rather than places?
I know one story, about a bogle, which is a type of Scottish ghost that is annoying.
A farmer was being plagued by a bogle. One day he decided he'd had enough and was going to move. He packed all his belongings into a cart, and a neighbour came round and asked him if he was moving.
A voice was heard from the back of the cart saying "aye, we're moving".