Complex sentence: Darke was born in Hereford, England, in 1806, the son of William Darke, a prosperous owner of property in Hereford, and Elizabeth Darke.
Split into simpler sentences: Darke was born in Hereford, England, in 1806. He was the son of William Darke, a prosperous owner of property in Hereford, and Elizabeth Darke.