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Barkway index
This pub survived into the 1990s but is now closed and in private residential use. **
Directory of Pubs in the UK,historical public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Hertfordshire.

Chaise & Pair, The Village, Barkway
Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott

Chaise & Pair, 1 High Street, Barkway - in 1904
Kindly provided by Peter Wonnacott

Chaise & Pair, 1 High Street, Barkway - in January 2010
Kindly provided by Stephen Harris
Residents at this address
1881/Samuel Coxall/Labourer & Publican/33/Nuthampstead, Hertford/Census
1881/Emily Coxall/Wife/34/Nuthampstead, Hertford/Census
1882/Samuel Coxall/../../../Post Office Directory
1886/Samuel Coxall/../../../Post Office Directory
Cambridge Independent Press. 23 October 1886
The Chaise and Pair, Barkway from Samuel Coxall to Joseph Tofts
1890/Joseph Toft/../../../Post Office Directory
1891/Joseph Tofts/Inn Keeper/48/Meisden, Herts/Census
1891/Sarah A Tofts/Wife/41/Brent Pelham, Herts/Census
1891/Maud Ailett/Adopted/13/London/Census
1891/John Dillar/Boarder, Agricultural Labourer, Widow/76/Barkway, Herts/Census
1894/Joseph Tolft/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1895/Joseph Tolft/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1899/Joseph Tofts/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1902/Joseph Tofts/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1908/Herbert Couch/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1912/Herbert Couch/../../../Post Office Directory
1914/Herbert Couch/../../../Kelly’s Directory **
1922/Frank Thrussell/../../../Post Office Directory
1926/Mrs Mary Thrussell/../../../Post Office Directory
1929/Mrs Mary Thrussell/../../../Post Office Directory
1933/Mrs Mary Thrussell/../../../Post Office Directory
1937/Mrs Mary Thrussell/../../../Post Office Directory
** Provided By Stephen Harris