According to tradition, which cannot be verified, he was the son of Abelard, a Spanish priest of noble family and Heloise, a French nun. There is to be found among the Bishops of Hereford, the name Robert de Meulin, Priory of Llanthony, who was consecrated 22 Dec 1163, Ob. 27 Feb 1166-7, therefore it would not be surprising if the Robert de Meulin here named were not the son mentioned and the ancestor of the House of Molyneux.
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