Complex sentence: In deference to his father's wishes, however, he gave up the idea of becoming a seaman, and returned to Bristol, where he was articled to a firm of accountants until his father's death in 1868, when he took over the family business.
Split into simpler sentences: In deference to his father's wishes, however, he gave up the idea of becoming a seaman. He returned to Bristol, where he was articled to a firm of accountants until his father's death in 1868, when he took over the family business.