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Outhwaite Family, Auckland
The Outhwaite family were early settlers in Auckland, New Zealand and were a prominent family in Auckland in the first 85 years of the city's existence. They made substantial contributions to the legal, administrative, musical, literary, artistic, social and sporting life of the city. They were also important in the establishment and growth of the Catholic Church in Auckland and through their social and philanthropic activities. Their influence still continues, especially in respect of their donation of two areas of land in the central Auckland suburb of Grafton which are now Outhwaite Park and St Peter's College. The family also enabled the creation of a conservation reserve in the Hen and Chicken Islands.
==Thomas Outhwaite==
Thomas Outhwaite was born at Ormside Hall in Westmoreland in 1805 and later lived in Preston. He practised as a solicitor in Paris before coming to New Zealand in 1841 on the ship, ''the Tyne'',〔(Passenger list of ''The Tyne'' 1841 voyage from England to New Zealand )〕 with the first Chief Justice of New Zealand, the Hon Sir William Martin and Hon William Swainson, the second Attorney-General of New Zealand. While on board, they worked on the drafting of the ordinances which would be necessary to establish the Supreme Court and its procedure.
Thomas Outhwaite was formally appointed by Lord John Russell of the Colonial Office as Registrar of the Supreme Court (now the High Court of New Zealand)〔John Stacpoole, p. 13.〕 and was the first person to hold that position (apart from Robert Fitzgerald, a planter from the West Indies who had, without the permission of the Colonial Office, just been appointed by Governor Hobson and who resigned in favour of Outhwaite〔) which he took up on 1 January 1842.〔Thomas Outhwaite, G H Scholefield, A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1940, p. 140.〕〔The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, a Vanity press, states (in "Thomas Outhwaite", ''The Cyclopedia of New Zealand'', The Cyclopedia Company Limited, Christchurch, 1902, Volume 2, p. 274) that one of Outhwaite's "most exciting experiences" was during the trial of a Māori man for murder when 100 of the accused's supporters "... came rushing up the totally unformed street, shaking spears and brandishing tomohawks above their heads to rescue (accused ) from the clutches of the law. And they did rescue him, while the court sat petrified, unable to avert the lawless deed or arrest the doers, ... () in the very heart of the capital of the country. The Cyclopedia also stated that in 1843, Thomas Outhwaite, in company with Sir William Martin and Henry St. Hill, M.L.C. (Member of the Legislative Council), returned to Auckland overland on foot from Wellington, where they had gone on the Government brig "Victoria" (a three-week sea voyage), to hold a session of the court. The return trip occupied a period of six weeks.〕 Outhwaite also conducted a practice as a Barrister and was "the foremost Auckland lawyer".〔RCJ Stone, ''The Making of Russell McVeagh'', Auckland University Press , 1991, p. 4.〕 From 1844 Thomas Russell was his articled clerk for seven years.〔 When Thomas Outhwaite retired in 1869, Sir George Arney, the second Chief Justice of New Zealand, paid tribute to Outhwaite's extraordinary firmness, patience, discretion and self-command.〔"Death of Mr Thomas Outhwaite", ''The New Zealand Herald'', Monday, 21 July 1879, p. 3.〕 Outhwaite was also an active Auckland property developer and investor. For example, in 1874, he purchased William Swainson's "upper paddock" next to St Stephen's Chapel, Judges Bay and this area was cut up into numerous small building allotments.〔John Stacpoole, p. 145.〕
Outhwaite was a very well-qualified musician. He had a fine tenor voice and, while in Paris, he had sung publicly. He had also studied the flute and the theory of music in harmony and counterpoint.〔C. P. Hutchison Q.C., Some Founding Fathers of Practice, from Robin Cooke Q.C., Portrait of a Profession, The Centennial Book of the New Zealand Law Society, Reed, Wellington, 1969, pp. 206 and 207.〕 He played both the piano and the violin〔John Stacpoole, p. 48〕 and was the founder and conductor of the Sacred Harmonic Society, a forerunner of the Auckland Choral Society.〔Adrienne Simpson, Hallelujahs & History: Auckland Choral 1855-2005, Auckland Choral, 2005, p. 10.〕 Thomas Outhwaite delivered a lecture on 23 May 1843 on the History of Music with the principles he expounded being illustrated by the Philharmonic Society. This lecture appears to have engendered an interest in music in Auckland. He conducted the Philharmonic Society's orchestra and the Choral Society until 1852. He also acted as a conductor of church choirs. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the Auckland Mechanics Institute, of which he was Vice-President, and was also a trustee of the savings bank. Thomas Outwaite was also interested in sport and in January 1845 he played Cricket for the Benedict's team on Bosworth Field.〔 He died on 14 July 1879.〔Scholefield, p. 140; Death of Mr Thomas Outhwaite, New Zealand Herald, Monday, 21 July 1879.〕
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