He was likely born around 1130 and was related to the Sifrewast family, knights in Berkshire, and had a relative, Hugh Barre, who was Archdeacon of Leicester in the 1150s.
He was likely born around 1130 and was related to Normandy's Sifrewast family, knights in Berkshire. Barre had a relative, Hugh Barre, who was Archdeacon of Leicester in the 1150s.