Complex sentence: His father was James Fitzsimmons, born in County Armagh, Ireland and his mother was Jane Strongman, born in St Clement, Cornwall; making Fitzsimmons half Irish and half Cornish by blood.
Split into simpler sentences: His father was James Fitzsimmons, born in County Armagh, Ireland, and his mother was Jane Strongman, born in St Clement, Cornwall. Making Fitzsimmons half Irish and half Cornish by blood.