music in harmony and counterpoint. He played both the piano and the violin and was the founder and conductor of the Sacred Harmonic Society, a forerunner of the Auckland Choral Society. 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. Grafton It appears that Thomas Outhwaite and his family were living near the Auckland Domain by 1843. In 1844 he bought land and built a house on the south-western corner of Carlton Gore Road and Park Road opposite the Domain in the present-day Auckland suburb of Grafton. Most of this property was subdivided over the years and sold off although a parcel of land on the south side of Khyber Pass Road was gifted by Isa Outhwaite to the Catholic Church and is now the location of St Peter's College. The remaining portion of the family property included the family house on the corner of Carlton Gore Road and Park Road was gifted to the Newmarket Borough Council as a public amenity, and after the demolition of the house, Outhwaite Park was laid out, retaining as many of the mature specimen trees as possible. Louise Outhwaite Thomas Outhwaite's wife was Marie Henrietta Louise Outhwaite (née Roget) (1811–1905). Thomas and Louise had four children, two sons and two daughters. Victorine Outhwaite was born in Paris in 1837. Isa Outhwaite was born in Auckland in 1842. Charles Outhwaite was born in Auckland in 1845 and William Eugene was also born in Auckland in 1847. None of the four children married or had their own children. Isa Outhwaite Anne Jane Louisa "Isa" Outhwaite (1842–1925) was a noted artist. She exhibited in Auckland from 1875 until 1900. Charles Thomas Outhwaite Charles Thomas Outhwaite was born in Auckland in 1845. He was a sportsman, and judges associate. He was educated in Auckland (at St Peter's