If you're a seasoned Family History traveller then I would think that you've already bumped into every website of value to you, but just in case you're not very far into this great journey, these are a collection of the more obscure websites that we found useful. Note that one or two of them may ask you to register but are otherwise free, or commercial Pay-To-Use sites that may cost you a subscription if you want to dig very deep into them, but most have no strings attached.
These are a few local and national records that may be useful, especially if you're chasing shipping information.....
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These are a heap of mainly UK websites that have been useful, but ones that people don't always find....
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