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3. Angus McLEAN (Murdoch1) was born in 1856 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.1

Angus married Margaret McGREGOR, daughter of Alexander McGREGOR and Catherine McKAY, on September 30, 1879 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.4 Margaret was born on March 22, 1853 in , Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

   10 M    i. Donald McLEAN was born on March 11, 1881.

   11 M    ii. Robert McLEAN was born in 1882.

   12 M    iii. Murdoch McLEAN was born on January 6, 1884.

7. Margaret McLEAN (Murdoch1) was born on June 1, 1864 in Ripley Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died in 1923 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 59, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Margaret married Isaac STANLEY, son of William STANLEY and Rebecca MORRISON, on February 23, 1887 in Ripley Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.4 Isaac was born on October 24, 1863 in , , Ontario, Canada,2 died in 1922 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 59, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

• Marriage Ceremony conducted by Rev. Adam McQueen witnessed by Mary McLean and Henry McLean both of Huron Twp.

"Ike" Stanley bought The Grand Central Hotel in 1894 for $7000. The Grand Central had it's beginning as Rowe's Tavern and was last known as the Paisley Inn.

Events

• He worked as a Hotel Keeper in 1890 in Bervie, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 13 F    i. Mabel STANLEY was born on April 25, 1889 in Bervie, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died in 19865 aged 97, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 14 F    ii. Margaret STANLEY was born on April 18, 1890 in Bervie, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   15 M    iii. Murdock STANLEY was born on October 18, 1892 in Bervie, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,2 died on October 9, 1901 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada7 aged 8, and was buried in Starkvale Cemetery Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   16 M    iv. Russell "Barney" STANLEY was born on June 1, 1893 in Bervie, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada6 and died on May 16, 1971 aged 77. He was usually called Barney.

Russell "Barney" Stanley learned to skate on the ponds and rivers in and around the small hamlet of Paisley in the heart of rural Ontario's dairy country. It was there as a young man that he honed his hockey skills while playing for the local Paisley Hockey Club from 1909 to 1911. He moved west to Edmonton in the summer of 1911 and played for the Edmonton Maritimers of the Alberta Senior Hockey League during the 1911-12 season, scoring four goals in five games during his senior year. For the next three seasons he handled the dual responsibilities of playing and coaching with the Edmonton Dominions and Albertas in the ASHL before signing on with the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association in February 1915.
One of Stanley's greatest thrills in hockey occurred during his first game with Vancouver when Cyclone Taylor (born in Tara, Bruce County) assisted on his first professional goal in a game at Portland. Vancouver moved on to the PCHA championship that season and hosted the 1915 Stanley Cup series against Ottawa Senators, winners of the National Hockey Association championship. Stanley scored four goals in the third game of the series as Vancouver defeated their Eastern opponents handily by a combined score of 26-8. The victory brought Vancouver its first and only Stanley Cup. (Another Bruce County boy on this team was Mickey MacKay of Chesley)
Stanley was a PCHA Second Team All-Star in 1918 and continued with Vancouver until the 1919-20 season when he gained amateur reinstatement and was named the playing coach with Edmonton of the Big-4 League. He turned professional once again with Calgary of the Western Canadian Hockey League in 1921-22 and played with teams in Regina and Edmonton until 1926. After a season as playing coach with the Winnipeg Maroons of the AHA, Stanley was named manager and coach of the Chicago Black Hawks in September 1927. He posted a 4-17-2 record behind the bench and even appeared in his one and only NHL game that season.
He moved from Chicago the following season and participated in his last games as a player with the Minneapolis Millers of the AHA in 1928-29. Stanley moved back to Edmonton in 1929 and coached the Edmonton Poolers junior hockey club for three seasons.
Barney Stanley was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962

   17 M    v. Lawrence STANLEY was born on January 31, 1895 in Bervie, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.6

   18 F    vi. Annie STANLEY was born on April 17, 1897 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

Annie married Reuben COOK, son of William COOK and Jessie MINK, on October 4, 1922 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.9 Reuben was born in 1893 in Kinloss Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.9

• Marriage witnessed by William STANLEY & Annabel BLUE both of Paisley Ontario.

Events

• Reuben resided in Timmins, Cochrane Dist, Ontario, Canada in 1922 .

+ 19 M    vii. William STANLEY was born on November 26, 1899 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

   20 M    viii. Thomas Albert STANLEY was born on December 4, 1901 in Paisley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.10

Thomas married Janet KENNY, daughter of Patrick KENNY and Margaret McLEOD, on June 4, 1924 in Walkerton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.9 Janet was born in 1903 in , , Ontario, Canada.9

• Marriage witnessed by Nettie Johan KENNY of 211 Lauder Ave. Toronto & Ethel Margarita KENNY of 907 Lorne Ave. London.

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