Coombs' Alley, now called Cuthbert Street, is one of those few 18th century alleys to the north of Walnut Street with a row of original homes still standing. The placement of the apostrophe is, like much 18th century spelling, variable. There is not a large enough jump in numbers to know for certain which houses were on the north and which on the south side, except for the highest and lowest numbers.
This alley seems to have been one of those in which Clement Biddle followed the same numbering system as MacPherson-- that is, up one side and down the other-- though as Biddle started from a different end of the street than MacPherson, the numbers are still different.
(1785) #1, Clamford, Adam
(1791) #31 Coombs' Alley, no listing
(1785) #3, Woodby, Emanuel
(1791) #29 Coombs' Alley, no listing
(1785) #4, Swan, Widow
(1785) Swan, Mrs., Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #28 Coombs' Alley, Dickenson, James, carpenter
(1791) #28 Coombs' Alley, Hambright, Abraham, taylor
(1785) #5, Otho, Francis
(1791) #27 Coombs' Alley, no listing
(1785) #6, Bolton, Joseph
(1785) Boltan, Joseph, gentleman, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #26 Coombs' Alley, no listing
(1785) #7, Way, Conrad
(1785) Way, Conrad, cooper, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #25 Coombs' Alley, no listing
(1785) #8, Clark, Ephraim
(1785) Clarke, Ephraim, clock and watchmaker, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #24 Coombs' Alley, Stow, Charles, taylor
(1785) #9, Thomas, Richard
(1785) Thomas, Richard, flour merchant, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #23 Coombs' Alley, Ryan, John, labourer
(1785) #10, Reynholt, George
(1785) #10, Houck, William
(1785) Houck, William, turner, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #22 Coombs' Alley, Lair, John, wine merchant
(1785) #11, Devenport, Merrib
(1785) #11, Merritt, Devenport
(1785) Marriot, Davenport, wheel and chair maker, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #21 Coombs' Alley, no listing
(1785) #12, Daxter, Widow
(1785) Dixtor, Mrs., schoolmistress, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #20 Coombs' Alley, Dexter, Isabella, spinster
(1785) #13, Masters, Joseph
(1785) Masters, Joseph, cooper and gauger, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #18 Coombs' Alley, Marriott, Davenport, chair maker, also at 13 Coombs' Alley
(1785) #14, Stow, Charles (see #24 in the 1790-91 listings)
(1785) Stow, Charles, taylor, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #16 Coombs' Alley, Kite, Jonathan, chair maker
(1791) #16 Coombs' Alley, Woolston, Aquila, taylor
(1785) #16, Robinson, Alexander
(1791) #15 Coombs' Alley, Masters, Joseph, cooper, also at 7 N. wharves
(1785) #17, no listing
(1791) #14 Coombs' Alley, Landers, Cuthbert, shopkeeper
(1785) #19, Lockart, John
(1791) #13 Coombs' Alley, Marriott, Davenport, chair maker, also at 18 Coombs' Alley
(1785) #20, Wickersham, Amos
(1791) #12 Coombs' Alley, Miller, Margaret, widow
(1785) #21, Jones, Widow
(1785) Jones, Ann, shopkeeper, Coomb's Alley between 2nd and 3rd
(1791) #10 Coombs' Alley, White, Thomas, cordwainer
(1785) #26, Potts, Widow
(1791) #9 Coombs' Alley, Stockden, Esther, spinster (possibly the Widow Stockin of #30 in 1785.)
(1785) #27, Pritchard, William
(1791) #8 Coombs' Alley, Mood, John, baker, also at 20 N. Water St.
(1785) #30, Stockin, Widow
(1791) #7 Coombs' Alley, Foreman, Alexander, yeoman
(1785) #31, Diker, Pompey
(1791) #6 Coombs' Alley, Randle, Pleasant, widow
(1785) #32, Gough, Thomas
(1785) Gough, Thomas, woolcomber, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #5 Coombs' Alley, Goff, Thomas, wool comber
(1785) #34, Beck, Andrew
(1785) Beck, Andrew, silk dyer, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1791) #4 Coombs' Alley, Harper, William, chair maker
(1785) #37, no listing
(1791) #1 Coombs' Alley, Warner, James, sieve maker
COOMBS’ ALLEY, LOCATION UNCERTAIN
(1785) Grube, Jacob, cordwainer, Coomb's Alley between 2nd and 3rd
(1785) Houlstead, Mary, schoolmistress, Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1785) St. Clair, Mrs., Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd
(1785) Stratton, Mrs., Coomb's Alley between Front and 2nd