Ektor Gabriel (bef. 1904 - 1957)

Born before 1904 in Ithaca, Greece

Husband of Myra Elvy Winifred (Chenoweth) Pennington — married 9 May 1931 in Brunswick, Victoria, Australia

Died 5 May 1957 after age 53 in Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Ektor Gabriel was born about 1903/1904 at Ithaca, Greece. ^{[citation needed]} Birth year estimated from age at death (54 in 1957). Place of birth from death registration.

About 1924, Ektor Gabriel migrated from Greece to Australia.

Ektor Gabriel married Myra Elvy Winifred Chenoweth on 9th May 1931 at Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. ^[1]

Hector was a North Melbourne fruit merchant. He was once convicted, apparently trying to help out one of his suppliers, as reported in "Weekly Times" on Saturday 22nd June 1940.

• Marketing Offence

For having, contrary to the National Security Act, taken into his possession a quantity of apples belonging to the Commonwealth, Hector Gabriel, of Victoria Street, North Melbourne, was fined £7, with £2/2/ costs, at North Melbourne Court. Henry S. Bird, officer of the Commonwealth Investigation Branch, said that on April 17 he seized a quantity of apples at Gabriel's premises. Gabriel told him that a Mr Millburn had given him the apples. Bird said Milburn had been charged with an offence against the Apple and Pear Acquisition Regulations. Mr J. Moloney (for Gabriel) said his client was a Greek, and had been to Australia for about 17 years. Mr Pyvis P.M. said it could be presumed that Gabriel had intended to dispose of the fruit in the way of business. Mornington Peninsula fruitgrowers are reported to be taking action to have non-growers replaced by growers in the packing end handling of fruit sent from the cool stores. This procedure, it is claimed, will enable growers and their families to carry on through the winter months, and thus avoid serious hardships which must otherwise be involved. ^[2]

In 1946, Hector Denis Gabriel advertised his intention to apply to become an Australian citizen in "The Argus" on Monday 8th April 1946.

• I, Hector Denis Gabriel, of Greek nationality, born at Ithaca. Greece, and resident 22 years in Australia, now residing at Healesville, Victoria. Intend to Apply for Naturalisation under the Nationality Act 1920-1936. ^[3]

Hector Gabriel died on 5th May 1957 at Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Australia. ^[4]

He was buried on 8th May 1957 in Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. ^[5]

He left a will on which probate was granted on 22nd August 1960. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Vic BDM Index Marriages 1931 Ektor Gabriel and Winifred Myra Chenoweth, 3787/1931; [1] Accessed 13 Jul 2023.
2. ↑ "Weekly Times" (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) Sat 22 Jun 1940 Page 18 Marketing Offence; NLA trove newspapers [2] Accessed 13 Jul 2023.
3. ↑ "The Argus" (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Mon 8 Apr 1946 Page 18 Advertising; NLA trove newspapers [3] Accessed 13 Jul 2023.
4. ↑ Vic BDM Index Deaths 1957 Hector Gabriel, age 54, parents unknown, pob Ithaca Greece, pod Pascoe Vale, 5381/1957; [4] Accessed 13 Jul 2023.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212358626/hector-gabriel) accessed 26 July 2023, memorial page for Hector Gabriel (1904–5 May 1957), Find A Grave: Memorial #212358626, citing Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
6. ↑ Hector Gabriel in the Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009
   Name: Hector Gabriel
   Death Date: 5 May 1957
   Death Place: Pascoe Vale
   Occupation: Fruit Merchant
   Grant Date: 22 Aug. 1960
   Grant: A
   Source Citation: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2016. Original data: Wills and Probate Records. VPRS 28 (Probates) and VPRS 7591 (Wills). Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria. Accessed 13 Jul 2023.