The following article is reproduced from "The Times" newspaper 12 September 1836 edition.

"An inquest was held yesterday before Mr Longcroft, Coroner, at the Robin Hood, Standford in the parish of Headley on the body of William Tilbury who, after drinking with a man named Edward Marshall at the Robin Hood, was provoked by the latter to fight. After many rounds the fight having lasted nearly an hour, the deceased fell with Marshall apon him and never rose afterwards. From that moment he was insensible, dieing the following morning.

Apon a postmortem examination Mr Berry of Liphook found an immense quantity of blood over the right hemisphere of the brain and also in the base of the skull, which caused death.

The verdict was manslaughter against Edward Marshall who is committed to Winchester gaol for trial in the March assizes".

Note:

William Tilbury was our second Great Grand Uncle he was born on 30^th July 1809 and died 12 September 1836 aged 27.

We think the Edward Marshall referred to was christened at Headley Hampshire on 21^st Jan 1816 the child of Henry Marshall and Sarah. If so he would have been 20 years old at the time of the fight.