hiː wʌzðɪ ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn ʌv vˈɔːkwɪlˌɪn də fˈɜːɹɚz ænd ɪn ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹɾi ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd hɪz fˈɑːðɚz lˈændz sˈɛntəd ɔnðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv fˌɛɹiˈɛɹzsˈeɪnthɪlˈɛɹ.
He was the eldest son of Vauquelin de Ferrers and in about 1040 inherited his father's lands centred on the village of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire.