Here is a list of the websites that you can access for free for family history research:
http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/ – Lancashire birth, deaths and marriages
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ – national births, deaths and marriages
http://crem.oltps.sthelens.gov.uk:8080/crem/servlet/Telesearch#results – St Helens Crem
http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/lws.htm – Lancashire wills
http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/wills/ – Cheshire wills
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk – parish records online
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp – Latter Day Saints
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start – LDS pilot site
http://www.btinternet.com/~m.royden/mrlhp/index.html – Mike Royden local history pages
Also try http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ for births, deaths and marriages.