Complex sentence: Spain was born in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, the younger of the two daughters of Lieutenant-Colonel George Spain, a freeman of the city and a prominent figure in local military and antiquarian affairs.
Split into simpler sentences: Spain was born in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne. She was the younger of the two daughters of Lieutenant-Colonel George Spain, a freeman of the city and a prominent figure in local military and antiquarian affairs.