Complex sentence: Though he was born and raised in London, his family maintained close ties with Lincolnshire, where his older brother, Edward, was knighted in 1603, and died in 1605 as the High Sheriff of Lincoln.
Split into simpler sentences: Though he was born and raised in London, his family maintained close ties with Lincolnshire. His older brother, Edward, was knighted there in 1603, and died in 1605 as the High Sheriff of Lincoln.