There were four in total. The very first was the ghost of his dead business partner Jacob Marley. Jacob is allowed back to the realm of the living to warn Scrooge that his miserly nasty ways will see him die soon and his afterlife would be spent like Marley's in everlasting torment. To that end Marley foretells of 3 more visitations all of whom would seek to help Scrooge make the changes that would see his life and after life change
The Spirit of Christmas Present.
The grave Yard
The first spirit of Christmas came at one a.m.
The ghost of Christmas past was the first spirit to visit scrooge in a Christmas carol.
Uncertainty and disbelief
The second spirit to visit scrooge in A Christmas Carol is the Ghost of Christmas Present. The ghost takes Scrooge to both his nephew and employee's home in the present time. He also appears with two spirit children, Ignorance and Want.
The ghost never speaks throughout his visit
Ignorance and Want are two children hidden beneath the robes of the Spirit of Christmas Present. At the very end of the Spirit's visit, Scrooge notices two "claws" protruding from underneath. The Spirit parts his robes to reveal the boy and girl, both of whom are in an awful condition. When Scrooge asks to whom they belong, the Spirit answers, "They are Man's." It is, however, the boy that the Spirit especially warns Scrooge against. Ignorance must be erased, the Spirit seems to say, or he spells doom for the race. When Scrooge asks if there is no refuge or resource for the children, the Spirit turns Scrooge's own words against him. "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?" These are the last words Scrooge hears from this visitor.
The spirit shows Scrooge his own headstone in the book.
the 1st ghost to visit scrooge in a Christmas charol is Jacob Marley . Marley was scrooges business partner before he passed away...
The answer is the spirit of the future
The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Yet To Come. MArley was the very first ghost to arrive to give the warning of Scrooges future