Complex sentence: Dr. Robert Thoroton (4 October 1623--c.21 November 1678) was an English antiquary who belonged to an old Nottinghamshire family, which took its name from Thoroton, near Newark.
Split into simpler sentences: Dr. Robert Thoroton (4 October 1623--c.21 November 1678) was an English antiquary. He belonged to an old Nottinghamshire family, which took its name from Thoroton, near Newark.