A British Columbia indigenous Blaney family
of the Tla'amin (Sliammon), Homathko (Homalco), K'omoks or Klahoose First Nations
While I am not of the Tla'amin or kin people, I have tried to respect the The Protocol for Being a Respectful Guest outlined by Elsie Paul.
Five introductory comments:
Gail and Darin Kespaul Blaney
Gail and son Drew Blaney 2022
Younger Darin, Gail Blaney and Family
Drew Blaney 2022
Fay Blaney
Mona and Mike Stanley 2024
I was confused about relationships reported by various sites and Facebook individuals and wondered if "brother", "sister", "cousin" "son", "daughter" etc may not always be a literal or even a biological relationship. This was partly confirmed by finding Fay Blayney's public statement to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls given on 4th April 2018 [1657] revealing the impact of separation at Residential School, death, abuse, alcohol, adoption etc on her family and thus making any normal family relationships very difficult to document or reflect the reality of those disruptions and trauma.
The transcript of that statement is available on-line HERE
In 1971 Church House (Bute Inlet), the home village of many Blaneys was relocated to Sliammon territory by the Canadian Government with the loss of much language, culture and family history.
Added to the above issues is the positive culture of relatives taking in children "without a mother", the system of "Aunties" ensuring there are no orphans or children deprived of a supporting parent figure [1676]. This again made western nuclear family concepts and traditional family trees less relevant.
As I have no wish to re-traumatise any individual nor disrespect or caste blame on anyone (alive or not) who may have reformed, recovered and/or been forgiven for past actions or inactions, the relationships will be kept vague and not intended to always be literal. To allow this I will present names as generations as opposed to strict Family Trees. Please feel free to contact me to correct or remove anything that is wrong or inappropriate.
I do note, however, that Fay has stated on-line that "My Elders always said it's important to know where you come from" and shared much of the information given here.
 Captain William Timothy and wife Annie Assu | ||
 Annie Blaney Mother-inlaw of Elsie Paul |
 Annie Blaney "At the Docks" with Emeleh, Willie, Paul, Eddie & Daisy | |
 Elsie Paul |
 Mary R and Henry Blaney | |
 Mora & Jimmy Blaney |
 Elizabeth and Bob Blaney 2022 |
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 Robert Blaney |
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Blaney Generation 0:
Unknown BLANEY ?possibly George BLANEY [the father of Rosie BLANEY]Blaney Generation 1:
William (Willie, Billy, Bill) BLANEY b.1880 (Holmalco, BC); d.21Jun1925 {m. Annie BOB
b.1897; d.29Jul1964 (both Sliammon Indian Reserve, BC)
[dau. of Bob GEORGE b.1881 (Comox, BC); d.1935 (Sliammon) and
Jeannie GEORGE b.1871/5 (Sliammon, BC); d.1938] }
Johnny BLANEY b.~1886 (35 in 1921) The first of many members of the Homalco First
Nation to be sent to St. Mary's Residential School in 1875; Logger; homeless
{m. Emily GEORGESON b.~1891 (30 in 1921) Roman Catholic}
Rosie BLANEY b.1891 (Church House); d.20Jan1954 (Powell River
[dau of George BLANEY according "Find a Grave" cemetery records [1658]
Others give her different parents]
{m. Charlie HILL b.16Sep1886 (Squirrel Cove, Strathcona Regional District, BC);
d.12Jan1957 (Powell River), Logger}
Blaney Generation 2:
Lena Blainey b.1914 [dau. of Billy and Annie (B0B) BLANEY] Willie BLAINEY b.1914 [dau. of Billy and Annie (B0B) BLANEY] Willie BLANEY b.1909 Vancouver) of the Homaclo tribe; {?same person as above) d.19Mar1928 (Sliammon, BC) age 19 George BLANEY b.18Mar1915 (Church House, BC); d.9Dec1982 (Powell River, BC); Logger {m. Katherine TOM} Thomas (Tommy) BLANEY b.19Mar1919 (Church House, BC); d.22Jun1962 (Powell River, BC); Logger {m. Anne GEORGE} Paul BLANEY {m.Elsie PAUL
[Elsie was the Great grandaughter of Cpt William Timothy (~1834-1930) and
Annie Assu (1842-1940)]}
Stanley BLANEY b.~1920 (Holalco) {m. Mary Ann PIELLE (1897-1964)}
The above 5 were all children of William/Willie/Billy/Bill BLANEY b.1880 and Annie Bob
Joe BLANEY b.~1909;
Henry BLANEY b.~1911 [son of Johnny]
{m.Molly = Mary Rebecca TIMOTHY b.7Jan1908 (Sechelt, BC);
d.11Apr1981 Campbell River
?Mary was the dau. of Mariman and Annie TIMOTHY]},
Maggie ??Minnie BLANEY ?b.1913 {m. Francis LOUIE}
Theresa BLANEY b.~1914, Ellen BLANEY b.~1916
Rita BLANEY, Freddy BLANEY, Walter BLANEY (all died young),
Eva BLANEY {m.? LUZONNE}
Jimmie (Jimmy) Harry BLANEY b.12Feb1925 (Church House, Strathcona);
d.27Jul1995 (Campbell River)
{m.Nora Louise HANSON b.1925; d.4Mar1989 Campbell Is,
(dau. of Albert and Theresa HANSON)}
Helen BLANEY b.1912 (Churchhouse, BC); d.05Jul1939 (Churchhouse, BC) in childbirth
{m.Jack NOEL}
Sarah (Sally) BLANEY b.1914 (Churchhouse)
[dau. of Johnnie BLANEY and Emily GEORGESON]
{m.22Apr1930 Alex Arthur TIMOTHY (1910-1965) at Sliammon
[son of Jimmy Lawsaw TIMOTHY and Molly Bob]}
{m.Ron LAY} ?error or 2nd marriage
Freddie Blaney b.1916 (Church House, BC); d.23Jun1927 (Church House, BC)
Walter BLANEY b.1918 (Homaleo River Bute Inlet, BC); d.26Apr1930 (Refuge Cove, BC)
The above 11 were possibly all children of Johnny and Emily;
Bob (Robert) BLANEY Tla’amin elder. Worked in the forest industry {m. Elizabeth}
Walter Joseph BLANEY b.19Mar1931 (Church House, Strathcon, BC); d.22Dec1985 (Campbell River),
[son of Henry and Mary; brother of Bert, Larry, Lyle, Nelson and Leroy, Marilyn Francis and Darlene]
{m.Mary Madeline LEO b.1Apr1934 (Church House}; d.20Oct1990 (Campbell River); dau. of Thersa LEO (1904-1983);
m.Veronica FRANCIS}
Blaney Generation 3:
Bert BLANEY (?Bert BLANEY b.19Jan1952; d.21Jan2017 Campbell); Lyle BLANEY b.13Dec1957, d.21Dec2017 (Campbell River) [son of Walter Joseph and Mary Madeline (LEO) Blaney]; Walter “Wally” Floyd Michael BLANEY Jr. b.10Oct1963; d.23Oct2006 (Campbell River) [child of Walter and Veronica; father of Barb, Brad and Amanda Blaney] {m. Veronica Nancy FRANCIS} Larry BLANEY; Nelson BLANEY; Leroy BLANEY; Marilyn Francis BLANEY and Darlene BLANEY __ BLANEY (?Fay's dad), Johnny BLANEY, Freddy BLANEY, Rita BLANEY, Gordon BLANEY, Bill BLANEY b.Feb1942 {m. Suzie} and Mavis BLANEY (COUPAL)
Native artist / carver
All children of Henry and Molly
Mervin Stanley Rae BLANEY b.14May1949 Holmalco [son of Billy and Annie or Stanley and Mary A P]
Ernest BLANEY b.1952 Squirrell Cove (son of Billy and Annie or Stanley and Mary A P)
__ BLANEY {m. Rose A FRANCIS b.1944; d.2Aug2017 (Campbell River)}
[Rose was a dau. of Marshall (1922=1991) and Adeline Veronica Wilson (1919-1991) FRANCIS]
{m. Stanley PIELLE b.1940 (Squirrel Cove); d.1973 [son of James/Jimmy PIELLE and Adeline HILL]}
Rose kept her BLANEY surname but produced six PIELLE children, one died young from SIDS
Sammy LOUIE, Norman LOUIE [children of Maggie and Francis];
Ron LAY Jr (son of Sally and Ron);
Dolly NOEL (PAUL) (dau. of Helen and Jack), raised by Emily after Helen died delivering her;
Darin Kespaul (Kespahl) BLANEY b.~7May1960
[Son of Bob (Robert) and Elizabeth (I think)]; {m.1983 Gail M.Ed Elementary School teacher
[dau.of Mobel GALLIES]}
Kevin Robert BLANEY b.9Jun1963; d.8Oct2021 [brother of Darin]
Dale BLANEY {m.Anne}
Verna Hat'lahnan FRANCIS [dau. of Robert BLANEY]
Walter, Sharon, Ann, Elsie, Cathy and Jeannie BLANEY
The above 6 were children of Paul BLANEY and Elsie PAUL
Adeline HILL b.1911 (Squirrel Cove) d.1969; {m.James/Jimmy PIELLE}
Lena May HILL 1927 (Squirrel Cove) d.1980
Thomas Hill b.1933 (Holmalco, BC)
The above 3 were children of Rosie BLANEY and Charlie HILL
LeRoy (??Lee) BLANEY ? Unsure of which generation and which name. [Father of Kayla Blaney]
 Bill Blaney 2019 (and John Blaney) |
 Kevin Blaney 2019 |
 Darin Kespaul Blaney 2023 |
 Gail, Eriik and Darin Blaney 2014 |
 Gail Blaney and friends |
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 Diane LeBlanc 2021 |
 Verna Hat'lahnan FRANCIS |
 Nancy FRANCIS plus Brad & Barb |
 Lee Blaney 2022 |
 Leroy Blaney 2024 |
 Lee and youngest dau. Kayla Blaney 2023 |
Blaney Generation 4:
The Generation 4 list below are a mix of siblings and cousins, not in any order of birth or parent or but I am happy to be corrected. Rita Theresa BLANEY b.16Feb1940 (Church House, Strathcona Regional District, BC); d.19Jul1952 (aged 12) (Powell River, Powell River Regional District, BC) [dau. of Tommy and Anne OR Henry and Mary Rebecca ([1659]) OR Johnny and Emily!!] Eric BLANEY aka Eriik MENATHEY (Hick)
b.~1978 Tla’amin Convenience Store co-owner (with his mother Gail) and Fire Chief [son of Darin and Gail]
{m.2003 Miel CREASEY }
Sosan BLANEY Artist, mom, wife.
b.~1984 She’s also a very talented Tla’amin weaver
Official job = cultural resource library coordinator at the Tla’amin Child Development Resource Center
Drew BLANEY (Kespahl)
Born ~1989 and raised in Tla’amin. Manager of Tla’amin Culture and Heritage; and Lead singer of Numkum Dancers
Above three children of Darin Kespaul and Gail BLANEY
Lisa-Dawn HANUSE [sister of John]
John BLANEY Homalco Coucillor
[?Grandson of Robert and ?son of Mavis COUPAL with a dau. Marlene BLANEY and Cousin of Fay Blaney]
Barb BLANEY ,
Amanda (Mandy) BLANEY (ex = Quinton CAMERON),
Brad G.M. BLANEY
Above three siblings and children of Walter (Wally) and Veronica or Bill and Suzie?? (Mandy shows Bill as her father); nieces or nephews of Fay BLANEY
Kayla Blaney ["sister" to Barb, Mandy & Brad (& Paula & Beans); dau of Brenda? or Nancy Francis and Lee BLANEY]
Ryan BLANEY {rel. Paula Eva (WALKUS) Jr, dau. of Paula WALKUS)}
Ralph BLANEY {m.Lee WILSON },
Matt / Matty BLANEY {m.5Jun2012 Clara BOB }; ?Jacob.
?? children of Bill and Suzie BLANEY - (I am confused here)
 Sosan Blaney |
 Drew Blaney 2023 |
 Eriik Menathey & Drew (& dad Darin) Blaney |
 Miel Creasey and Eric Blaney |
 John Blaney and Sister Lisa-Dawn Hanuse 2019 |
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 Barb Blaney |
 Mandy Blaney |
 Brad Blaney |
 Ralph Blaney 2020 and Lee Wilson |
 Matt & Clara Blaney 2019 |
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 Ryan Blaney 2021 (2024) |
Paula, Ethan and Ryan Blaney 2021 |
Mona and Mike Stanley 2024 |
 Angela Blaney |
 Mardena Blaney 2021 |
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Fay Blaney |
 Glen Campbell 2014 |
 Chief Darren Blaney |
 Henry, Darren and Rachel Blaney & Henry |
 Rachel Blaney MP | |
{m. Mike STANLEY }
Mardena BLANEY [mother of Sky BLANEY]
Fay BLANEY b.1957
"a Xwemalhkwu woman of the Coast Salish Nation Anti-violence educator and activist"
Fled the Homalco First Nation at age 13, UBC and Langara women’s-studies instructor
Calls herself an "Average Savage at Homalco Indian Band" [Facebook]; Raised by Auntie Florence
[Sister to Angella Joan Blaney; father died in 1961 (drowned); youngest sister Carina died in a house fire
Raised by Jimmie & Nora HANSON after mother left; [Great Granddaughter of Johnny BLANEY and Emily Georgeson]
Angela Joan BLANEY b.11Mar1960; d.26May2001 [sister of Fay]
Carina BLANEY [sister of Fay]
Darren BLANEY BA (First Nations)
(Former) Chief of the Homalco 1st Nation, BC; Tree spacer, then Native Court Worker now Artist
Darren was raised by his granparents until he was sent to residential school.
[Son of Diane LeBLANC b.Sep1952; nurse [dau. of Dona]Grandson of Henry and great-grandson of Johnny BLANEY]
{?m.1 }
{m.2 1997 Rachel A. Blaney BA (First Nations) }
Former Executive director at Immigrant Welcome Centre, MP, {North Island - Powell River};
Rachel is an adoptive daughter of a Stellat'en First Nation family.)
Blaney Generation 5:
Rebecca (Becca) BLANEY
[Dau. of Darren BLANEY and Diane LeBlanc, Niece of Fay BLANEY]
{m.Nov1997 Jonathan FITZGERALD}
Johnnie BLANEY
Kai BLANEY
Henry BLANEY ,
All above 4 children of Darren BLANEY and niece/nephew of Fay.
 Rebecca Blaney 2023 |
 Kai Blaney 2021 |
Henry Blaney 2017 |
 Coxie Blaney Wilson 2024 |
 Al Paull HAYWORTH 2016 |
 Kaihna Charlie and mum 2024 |
 Ta'Kaiya Blaney |
 Pulxaneeks Love 2024 |
 Sky Blaney |
 Sky and Keith Morrison |
[dau. of Fay Blaney]
Al Pauli (Andrew) HAYWORTH Member of Tribal X Rock band; [Son of Fay Blaney and ?Glen Campbell]
Robert (Bob) William Wayne BLANEY
Holden CHARLIE, Kaihna CHARLIE and Kingston William James CAMERON
Children of Mandy and Quinton
Ta'Kaiya BLANEY (Ta'Kaiya=Special Water) [Grand-dau. of Robert BLANEY]
Activist and singer. In 2014 she recieved the United Religions Initiative award (URI) and the John Gibbard Award
of Canada for her contribution to indigenous rights and the environment. Youth Ambassador for Native Children’s
Survival, (NCS); Actress.
Pulxaneeks LOVE ["sister" of Ta'Kaiya, dau of Tj] {p.Scott EAST}
Indigenous Relations Consultation (Heart to Heart)
Sky BLANEY [sister of Ta'Kaiya, dau. of Mardena Blaney] {m. Keith MORRISON }