Hubert Walter was the son of Hervey Walter[1] and his wife Maud de Valoignes, one of the daughters (and co-heiresses) of Theobald de Valoignes, who was lord of Parham in Suffolk.[2][3] Walter was one of six brothers.[4] The eldest brother, Theobald Walter, and Walter himself, were helped in their careers by their uncle, Ranulf de Glanvill.[2][lower-alpha 1] Glanvill was the chief justiciar for Henry II; and was married to Maud de Valoignes' sister, Bertha.[4] Walter's father and paternal grandfather held lands in Suffolk and Norfolk, which were inherited by Theobald.[6] A younger brother, Osbert, became a royal justice and died in 1206.