Charles Ledger was born on 5 March 1810, the son of Joseph Ledger (a cutler) and his wife, Ann.  In the 1841 Census, Charles was a razor smith in Broad Lane.  In directories, he was listed as a razor manager in Clarence Street.  In 1851, Ledger, based in Carver Street, exhibited as an ‘inventor and manufacturer’ at the Great Exhibition.  His exhibit included various razors, such as a ‘curiosity razor, [which] shuts backwards, and when shut the blade is entirely encased … [and]  ...  silver-plated dessert knives, with registered emblematical design handle, and chased blades’ (Official and Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue, 1851).  Between 1854 and 1871, Ledger was a victualler at The Barrel Inn (now Fagan’s) in Broad Lane.  It must have been profitable, because by 1871 he was living in the leafy suburbs in Northumberland Road.  He had not forgotten his roots, however, because in the 1881 Census he described himself as a ‘retired cutlery manufacturer’.  He died on 14 March 1893, aged 83, leaving £947.