Complex sentence: Thomas Henry Lister (1800 ‑ 1842) was an English novelist, educated at Westminster and Cambridge; towards the end of his life he was the first Registrar-General for England and Wales.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Henry Lister (1800 ‑ 1842) was an English novelist. Towards the end of his life he was the first Registrar-General for England and Wales.