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Hello,
I recently visited Strathdon Parish Church and graveyard, where some of my Forbes ancestors are buried, but unfortunately the church itself was locked up and there was no one about to ask about access I believe that the interior is quite impressive, and that there are a number of plaques on the walls relating to members of the Forbes family. Is there any member who lives in or near Strathdon who could possibly visit the church when it's open and take photographs of the plaques for me please?  Sadly I'm now back home in Australia, and am not sure when I'll get back there again! Cheers,
Jo

Jane Berry was my 3G great grandmother. She died in Wellington NZ in 1886. Her husband/my 3x GGF Thomas Key died there in 1867.
Definitely finding William Berry and  Elizabeth's marriage would be key to finding out more, and as Elizabeth was born in Newbury it's very surprising that we can't find her marriage there, unless as you suggest, they married in a nearby parish, or some parish records are missing.

Thanks very much gain. I did order that death certificate for the Elizabeth Berry who died in 1857 but unfortunately it wasn't the right person, as it was for a much younger woman.  In 1861 the Noble family had moved to 7 Arthur St Peckham, parish of Camberwell, borough of Lambeth, and there are a couple of possibilities for Elizabeth in Camberwell betweeen 1851 and 1861, so I probably should order one and hope it is the right choice, and if not I may have to order both.  Some Councils, such as Durham CC, are very helpful, and will tell you which certificate you should order, but Southwark didn't provide any assistance after I emailed an enquiry to them recently.  English certificates are generally not as useful as those in Australia, which often provide maiden names, spouses and children's details, but at least it would confirm date and place of death. 
Maria married in the same church as her sister Jane, who was married there to Thomas Key in 1837, and in 1841 parents William and Elizabeth Berry were living with or next door to Jane and Thomas Key, in Great Exeter St Marylebone.  Father William died in 1843, at 16 Weston Place, London.  His burial is on the London Deaths and Burials records on Ancestry, and at that time the Key and Noble families must also have been living at the same address, as several of their children were born there between 1843 and 1845.  The Key family emigrated to NZ in 1856, but I'm not aware that any Noble family members followed them out there.
Cheers,
JRF1974

Hello Anne,
Thanks very much for doing that.  I'm starting to wonder if Noah was really from Ireland but would have liked to have been from Suffolk, or whether the regimental records mentioning Worlingham are wrong.  Noah's marriage to an Anne Commins seems to have taken place in Kilkenny and his record says he was recruited from Carlow.  Son Thomas Key said in the 1851 census  that he himself was born in Suffolk, but is recorded in his own army record as being from what appears to be 'Burrows in Draw' in Kilkenny, so it is a mystery!


Cheers,
Jo