No 21 - Nailsea and District Local History Society

September 1866Robbery at NailseaFrederick Caple was charged with stealing a gun belonging to Mr Davis of theRoyal Oak, Nailsea. The prisoner had been in the service of the prosecutor butleft a few days previously, when he returned to fetch his clothes. After he hadleft, Mr Davis missed his gun from the malt room and obtained a search warrantwith which P.C. Chamberlain visited the home of the prisoner’s father atWrington, and found the gun hidden under straw in an outhouse. The prisonerwho had been previously convicted, was committed for trial at the next QuarterSessions.MilitariaSummerell Family WW1by Richard CornishI have medals for Charles James Summerell who was in the Nailsea R.E. exceptthat he does not seem to have served with them in France. I note he was aBlacksmith and that his father was A Summerell who was the village blacksmithin Nailsea 1915/1916 and who received written appreciation from the WarDept. for the 1550 shoes he had made for mules and the hundreds he hadmade for horses. At that time the Landlord of the Bird in Hand was W.Summerell.(Ed. If the many Summerells in the area care to provide more information aboutthe family that played such a large part in the history of the village the Societywill be pleased to publish it)The Lock family WW1information from Richard CornishThe Bristol Times and Mirror dated 15 th January 1916 includes pictures of theBackwell and Nailsea men serving in the armed forces. (Ed. Unfortunately thequality of the photocopy precludes publishing it here.) Among the personsshown are Charles Lock R.E. and Sappr. W. H. Locke R.E. (Ed. The "e" isincorrect) i.e. the William Henry Lock who was mentioned in Pennant 20.