Complex sentence: The Workmans' trip to India, Burma, Ceylon, and Java lasted two and a half years, beginning in November 1897, and covered; at the time, Fanny was 38 and William 50.
Split into simpler sentences: The Workmans' trip to India, Burma, Ceylon, and Java lasted two and a half years, beginning in November 1897, and covered. At the time, Fanny was 38 and William 50.