Complex sentence: Abraham Hayward (November 22,1801--February 2,1884), English man of letters, son of Joseph Hayward, of an old Wiltshire family, was born in Wilton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Split into simpler sentences: Abraham Hayward (November 22,1801--February 2,1884) was an English man of letters. He was son of Joseph Hayward, and was born in Wilton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire.