Obrecht

See Also Obrecht & Cie

The Obrecht family was closely associated with watchmaking in Grenchen.

We have excellent information about the family from the memoir of Lina Maria Obrecht (1858-?), daughter of Peter Obrecht and Maria Obrecht-Schild. Peter Obrecht is credited with bringing watchmaking to Grenchen, having traveled to Cormoret to learn the trade at the age of 17. He married Maria Schild, sister of Urs, Adolf, and Joseph Schild.

• Peter Obrecht (1834-1916) married Maria Schild
  • Emil Obrecht-Hugi (1860-1932) married Lina Hugi
    • Emil Obrecht married 1917 Anna Portmann
    • Elsa Obrecht (-1918) married 1918 Dr. Victor Glutz
    • Stephy Obrecht married 1918 Alfons Räber
    • Max Obrecht married 1925 Gretly Sigrist
  • Emma Obrecht married 1886 Otto Walter
    • Adolf Walter married Fanny Oswald
    • Otto Walter married Cécile Glutz
    • Max Walter married Margrite Feigel
    • Elsa Walter married Dr. Flüeler
    • Hanny Walter married Erwin Girard (cousin)
    • Stephy Walter married 1933 Dr. Victor Scherrer
  • Lina Maria Obrecht (November 5, 1858-?)
  • Adolf Obrecht-Schwendimann (1866-1925) married Mathilde Schwendimann
    • Adolf Obrecht married Trudy Lanzano
    • Marie Obrecht died of encephalitis at 17
    • Mathilde Obrecht married Josef Kummer
    • Hedy Obrecht
    • Ernst Obrecht married Martha Wyser
  • Maria Obrecht (born about 1868)