1801 Founders Residences in
Charleston
Home and Occupation Addressees

The 1801 directory was
published by John Nixon Nelson as Nelson’s
Charleston Directory, and Strangers Guide, for 1801 (Charleston: John
Nixon Nelson, 1801). In addition to the listing of people, it contains
information on their profession and how many were in Charleston in the
same profession at the time.
1) John H. Mitchell -
11 Lynch’s Lane (2) (also
his resident)
Lynch’s
Lane had 6 families living on it
2) Frederick Dalcho - Apothecaries (3), 132 East
Bay Street
East Bay
Street had 120 families living on it
3) Emanuel De La Motta - Auctioneer (6), Exchange Ally
Exchange
Ally had 1 family living on it
4) Abraham Alexander
- Shop Keeper (68), 214 King
Street
King Street
had 276 families living on it
5) Thomas Bartholomew Bowen
- Printer (9), 240 King Street
King Street
had 276 families living on it
6) Israel Delieben
- Vendue Master (22), 51 East
Bay Street
East Bay
Street had 120 families living on it
7) Isaac Auld - Apothecaries (3), 132 East
Bay Street
East Bay
Street had 120 families living on it
8) Moses Clava Levy
- Shop Keeper (68), 233 King
Street
King Street
had 276 families living on it
9) James Moultrie
- Physician (40), 2 Cumberland
Street
Cumberland
Street had 11 families living on it
10) Jean
Baptiste Delahogue - (11)
Federal Street
11) Comte
De Grasse
- 9 Federal Street
Federal
Street had 11 families living on it
Note:
(
)= how many person(s) were of this occupation in Charleston in
1801.
Also shown are how many families were living on each street at the time.
Information
Complied By: Ill. Bro. McDonald “Don" Burbidge, 33º