Complex sentence: Seaton was born in Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland, and was one of the original settlers of Otago, arriving aboard the "Philip Laing" in 1848.
Split into simpler sentences: Seaton was born in Sorn, East Ayrshire, Scotland, and was one of the original settlers of Otago. He arrived on board the "Philip Laing" in 1848.