Complex sentence: John Eglington Bailey (1840-1888) was an English antiquary, born at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 13 Feb.1840, was the son of Charles Bailey, by his wife Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John Eglington of Ashbourne.
Split into simpler sentences: John Eglington Bailey (1840-1888) was an English antiquary. Born at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 13 Feb.1840, he was the son of Charles Bailey, by his wife Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John Eglington of Ashbourne.