In 1861 Mary Norman, aged 31, born in Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, boatman's wife, was living in Eglwysilan. With her were children (born in Eglwysilan): Edmund (7), scholar, Margaret (2), Edward (2 weeks), and unmarried sister Amelia Francis (16) of Eglwysilan, laundress.
In 1881 Mary Norman, aged 51, born in Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, widow, was living in Canal Place, Eglwysilan. Present were children (born in Eglwysilan): Daniel (18), collier, John (13), and William (9).
In 1891 Mary Norman, aged 62, born in Nantgarad, Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, widow, was living at 13 Union Place, Glyntaff, Glamorgan. With her were sons (born in Eglwysilan): John (23), coal miner, William (19), coal miner, and grandson Daniel Wilkin (6) of Eglwysilan.
In 1911 Mary Norman, aged 81, born in Nantgarad, Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, widow, was with her son-in-law Daniel Thomas Wilkins and his family in St. Leonard's House, Merthyr Road, Pontypridd.