Benjamin Marsden, pen and pocket knife manufacturer, Scotland Street, was active between 1816 and 1828. He may (or may not) have been related to Benjamin Marsden, a spring knife manufacturer in Wheeldon Lane (1852-1871), who had a residence in Broad Lane. He died 20 February 1875, aged 59, at Walkley Bank Road. He was buried in the General Cemetery and left effects valued under £200 to his two daughters. His wife, Sarah, had died in 1873, aged 54.