monk a travelling familly missing 1841/1851

[harrietyarker]

lawrence monk married elizabeth ireland 28/10/1839 at st john preston

lawrence b 1820 longton lancs died circa 1863

elizabeth b 1820 riby green lancs

both earthenware dealers or similar

elizabeth appears on 1851 census with son william b 1841 lodging with boyes family scarth hill ormskirk lathom

no sign on lawrence and elizabeth and family in 1851 census

1861 census the family appears ravens wood ulnes walton chorley croston tho some kids are missing

laurence monk 41 1820 earthenware dealer longton

elizabeth monk 41 1820 earthenware dealer riby green

flora monk 17 1844 earthenware dealer lathom

ann monk 13 1848 earthenware dealer lathom

mary monk1851 lathom

margaret monk 1858 eccleston

elizabeth monk 1860 ulnes walton

0 1861 ulnes walton << my ggfather john

[harrietyarker]

if any one can help me trace lawrence in 1841 and 1851 census i would be so grateful

how can a full family disappear ?

they travelled all around lancs and seemed to have farmed their kids out

they also seem to travel in groups

they were related to swales varey hardman aspinall/aspenwall and there is a lot of cousin marriages

scarth hill ormskirk lathom seems to be an important location

i need help from better brains than mine please

[harrietyarker]

sorry i mean lawrence is missing 1841 and 1851 census

and i would love to find where he and the family are

surely so many cant go missing ?