This site is the largest collection of genealogy records available free on the internet. It is run by the LDS (latter day saints) an American web site which also has English genealogy
Included. Their search facilities are easy and simple to use just putting information into
a search form and click search obtainable from this site are the UK 1881 census the IGI
(International genealogical index) Ancestral file and pedigree resource file.
Your search results will appear in categories and you may have to trawl through the names but the information you get from this site is invaluable as you may find the parents
And or spouse and sometimes the family may go back for several generations.
The IGI contains about 600 million names so the likelihood of finding an ancestor is very good.
Familysearch have many more features and I would recommend anyone to take a look.