Complex sentence: Bowdler was the eldest son of John Bowdler the elder, born 13 March 1782, was educated at a private school, and at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he proceeded B. A. in 1803, and M.A. in 1806.
Split into simpler sentences: Bowdler was the eldest son of John Bowdler the elder, born 13 March 1782. He was educated at a private school, and at St John's College, Cambridge, where he proceeded B. A. in 1803, and M.A. in 1806.