Insolvency index 1842-1887

Entries
NameSurnamePlaceSequestrationDate Certificate IssuedOccupationCitation
-NEW SOUTH WALESDetails
JohnFEENEYJingera16/01/1880LaborerNRS-13654-1-[2/9809]-15410Details
John BotterilADNAMFive Dock24/01/186624/07/1866NRS-13654-1-[2/9174]-7500Details
WalterALLISONWilcannia17/07/1885BrickmakerNRS-13654-1-[2/10156]-19873Details
JamesALLANSydney29/08/1848CoachmakerNRS-13654-1-[2/8824]-1810Details
--Balmain22/02/1876Fancy Goods DealersNRS-13654-1-[2/9600]-12777Details
AbrahamABRAHAMSSydney12/10/185713/02/1858StorekeepersNRS-13654-1-[2/8933]-3933Details
JosephABRAHAMSSydney16/05/186327/10/1863General DealerNRS-13654-1-[2/9077]-6134Details
--Sydney26/06/1875AuctioneersNRS-13654-1-[2/9570]-12424Details
WilliamABERCROMBIESydney03/02/1845MerchantsNRS-13654-1-[2/8788]-1361Details

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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).