Complex sentence: His family was wealthy, having had land at Gestingthorpe, Essex, for centuries; his father moved the family there when his children were small after succeeding to the Manor of Over Hall, Gestingthorpe.
Split into simpler sentences: His family was wealthy, having had land at Gestingthorpe, Essex, for centuries. His father moved the family there when his children were small after succeeding to the Manor of Over Hall, Gestingthorpe.