Complex sentence: MacGregor was born in the family house of Glengyle in Stirlingshire, Scotland on Christmas Eve 1786 to Daniel MacGregor, a sea captain with the East India Company, and Ann Austin, a doctor's daughter.
Split into simpler sentences: MacGregor was born in the family house of Glengyle in Stirlingshire, Scotland on Christmas Eve 1786. His parents were Daniel MacGregor, a sea captain with the East India Company, and Ann Austin, a doctor's daughter.