Insolvency index 1842-1887

Entries
NameSurnamePlaceSequestrationDate Certificate IssuedOccupationCitation
-NEW SOUTH WALESDetails
JohnFEENEYJingera near Cooma04/08/1884LabourerNRS-13654-1-[2/10083]-18967Details
--Sydney04/03/187125/08/1875Scenic Artist & Theatric*NRS-13654-1-[2/9411]-10402Details
--Sydney01/04/1867Stock & Station BrokerNRS-13654-1-[2/9244]-8295Details
Henry ArmitageABBOTTBraidwood19/07/1887Stationer & TobacconistNRS-13654-1-[2/10363]-22252Details
--Pyrmont10/03/1886Timber MerchantsNRS-13654-1-[2/10217]-20573Details
--Newcastle27/03/1867Chemical ManufacturersNRS-13654-1-[2/9243]-8282Details
WilliamABBOTTSydney23/10/1862GrocerNRS-13654-1-[2/9063]-5968Details
JamesABERCROMBIESydney09/06/1848LaborerNRS-13654-1-[2/8821]-1788Details
ChipAHCobar09/03/1882Lodging House KeeperNRS-13654-1-[2/9928]-17058Details

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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).