Marriage records Massachusetts 1950s

[tullox]

Hello everyone
I am trying to find  family members for my husband's aunt who is 84 and who has lost touch with her first cousins who lived in Norwood Massachusetts. I know their names and the 2 boys I can find are already dead. I have access to the Massachusetts Marriage Index for the years 1950-52 but cannot seem to find a way to discover their spouses and thereby find possible children of these marriages. I also need the spouse to find out if my Aunt's female cousin has died (the same age as her!)

Can anyone please advise me of ways I could find out this information. I live in Australia so obviously rely on Internet access.

Thanking you for any suggestions
Sue

[*Sandra*]

We cannot name living people but if the males are deceased you could name them on here and we could try to find obituaries which might name the wives ?

Sandra

[tullox]

Thanks so much for your reply Sandra.
The details I have are as follows:

Donald Geoffrey Hamlin born 20 Oct 1922 died 1 May 2004

Robert William Hamlin born 26 Mar 1929 died 22 May 2010

Unnamed female (as she may still be alive) born 1932 Norfolk Massachusetts

If anyone can provide me with any information I would be very grateful. I'd like to think that the families were "reunited" before my Aunt dies.

Thanking all
Sue

[dbree]

Hi,

Obituary Boston Globe for Robert W. Hamlin, May 22, age 81, beloved husband of....  brother of .....and the late Donald.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=143105697

Cheers,
DB

[tullox]

That is wonderful. Now I have some names to go on particularly the name of the female cousin who my Aunt visited in the US in 1947!!

You have been so helpful and wwill have made my Aunt's day when I go round to see her this morning!!

Thanks DB

Cheers
Sue

[dbree]

You're most welcome 

Just having a look for Donald's obit.

Cheers.
DB

[*Sandra*]

Cyhthia Botterman - Cynthia (Hamlin), 83 years,   August 11, 2016 peacefully at home with her family at her side. Wife of the late Richard Botterman. Born in Norwood, the youngest child of Geoffrey & Louisa Hamlin. Predeceased by her two older brothers, Donald and Robert Hamlin, both of Norwood..................etc etc

http://www.norwoodrecord.com/23007/230028/a/deaths-august-18-2016

Using whitepages or sited like those you should be able to find the people named in the obituary.

http://www.whitepages.com/



Sandra

[shellyesq]

There's an entry for Donald's burial here - http://www.rootschat.com/links/01jzy/  I don't know if the person who added his memorial or the person who left the flowers are related, but it might be worth sending them messages to see.

My mom grew up in Norwood, and I got an obituary from their library some years back for a small fee.  If we can't find something, you could contact the library and maybe they would take pity on you regarding the fee if you told them you were outside the US.

[tullox]

Thanks so much Sandra and Shelleyesq
The obituary for Cynthia is so helpful with all those names and also the conundrum of her sons having a different last name to hers!! I guess there must be a second marriage. Have already got one address for my Aunt so mission sort of achieved. Now I'll have to help her write the letter which I think will be easier than a phone call. It also seems that the wives of the 2 brothers were alive last year so there's another avenue

You people out there are amazing.
Thanks from this side of the globe.
Sue