Complex sentence: He was employed as a station master and Manager of the Van Railway at Caersws railway station from 1868 until his death in poverty in 1887 at age 54, having continued to drink heavily.
Split into simpler sentences: He was employed as a station master and manager of the Van Railway at Caersws railway station from 1868. He died in poverty in 1887 at the age of 54, having continued to drink heavily.