General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Coccium,these are the ones i use
family search .org
ancestry.co.uk genealogy
1837 online
1901 census
some are free some not,start with what you know about your family and stories you heard as a youngster this is always the best info and ask other family members what they know.I must say it is very time consumeing and not always easy but don't give up the rewards can be fantastic.The only other thing i will say is check every thing twice because there is nowt worse than finding you have put someone in your tree who has got the right names and dates then finding the bugger is nowt to do with you.
Good luck and don't let it rule you it is very addictive. forgot to mention Lancashire BDM on Wigan world link.