Complex sentence: Born in Plymouth, England, the second son of Reverend John Herbert Shaw, an Anglican priest, and Grace Irene Woollatt, Thurstan Shaw was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Plymouth, England, Thurstan Shaw was the second son of Reverend John Herbert Shaw, an Anglican priest, and Grace Irene Woollatt. He was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton.