William Elliott Debenham

William Elliott Debenham married Amanda Southwell, the probable grand-daughter of William Southwell of Dublin, a celebrated pianoforte maker who was responsible for a number of important advances in pianoforte design. Amanda herself was a sister of the Southwell Brothers, William Henry, Frederick and Edwin, who had premises in Baker Street and were very distinguished photographers in their own right.

 William Elliott Debenham lived most of his life in Hampstead (He was certainly living at 46 Haverstock Hill in 1887, when his father died there on 11 April, aged 80), with premises at 158 Regent Street in London, and took studio portraits of many members of London society. One of his many distinguished sitters was the Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone. Examples of his work are exhibited in the Victoria and Albert museum.

Notes from website of Michael Debenham