Rosena Dufty was born on 12 February 1887 at Norfolk Island. She was the daughter of Walter Frederick Dufty and Georgina Phyllis Adams.1 She married William McCann in 1908 at New Zealand.1 She died on 18 November 1972 at age 85.
Her married name became McCann.
With their children, Rosena Dufty travelled to Tonga where Rosena became good friends with Queen Salote of Tonga. They travelled the Islands with her father’s job eventually ending up in New Zealand where Rosena married William (Cocky) McCann in 1908. William was a seaman from Millers Point, Sydney, Australia. They settled in Waihi, New Zealand, where William became a gold miner.
Children of Rosena Dufty and William McCann
1.Lillian McCann
2.Coral McCann
3.Jean McCann
4.Flora McCann
5.Mervyn McCann
6.Phyliss McCann b. 1910
7.Vera McCann b. c 1911
The Phillips Family 