Insolvency index 1842-1887

Entries
NameSurnamePlaceSequestrationDate Certificate IssuedOccupationCitation
-NEW SOUTH WALESDetails
CharlesARNOLDCorowa26/06/1883BricklayerNRS-13654-1-[2/10005]-18077Details
William BlanchardARMITAGESydney10/02/188721/04/1891Boot ManufacturerNRS-13654-1-[2/10313]-21648Details
JosephASHTONOrange20/09/1877DealerNRS-13654-1-[2/9678]-13680Details
George WilliamALLENPlattsburg01/09/1884ButcherNRS-13654-1-[2/10089]-19049Details
CorneliusAHERNEStrawberry Hills Sydney18/12/1866BuilderNRS-13654-1-[2/9224]-8063Details
JosephALLENPaddington15/06/1876BakerNRS-13654-1-[2/9614]-12934Details
John Hellmouth VonALLWORDENHay04/04/188716/10/1891BakerNRS-13654-1-[2/10331]-21868Details
JohnAMESSSydney24/08/1859LightermanNRS-13654-1-[2/8976]-4576Details
ThomasARGENTSydney26/10/186015/03/1861Late AuctioneerNRS-13654-1-[2/9017]-5161Details

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Insolvency is the inability to pay debts or meet expenses. Under early colonial law insolvency was treated as a different concept to bankruptcy (which involved an insolvents assets being administered and distributed to creditors).

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Bankruptcy index 1888-1929

Bankruptcy is a state in which a person is unable to pay creditors and is required to undergo a legal process that usually results in liquidation the estate in order to meet expenses (at least in part).