Complex sentence: William Roscoe (March 8,1753-June 30,1831), English historian and miscellaneous writer, was born at Liverpool, where his father, who was a market gardener, kept a public house known as the Bowling Green at Mount Pleasant.
Split into simpler sentences: William Roscoe (March 8,1753-June 30,1831), was an English historian and miscellaneous writer. He was born in Liverpool, where his father, a market gardener, kept a public house called the Bowling Green at Mount Pleasant.