Complex sentence: Parsons was born in Bristol as the eldest son of Ernest Parsons, a Paint Manufacturer (Black Friar Paints), and Ellen Mary Hill, and his younger brother Dick Parsons was a championship marksman with the British Army.
Split into simpler sentences: Parsons was born in Bristol as the eldest son of Ernest Parsons, a Paint Manufacturer (Black Friar Paints), and Ellen Mary Hill. His younger brother Dick Parsons was a championship marksman with the British Army.