Complex sentence: James Meek was born to James Meek and Margaret Millar of Fortissat House Shotts and was baptized in Bertram Shotts Parish Church on 6 July 1742, according to the Parish records, two years after a brother John.
Split into simpler sentences: James Meek was born the son of James Meek and Margaret Millar of Fortissat House in Shotts. He was baptized in Shotts Parish Church on 6 July 1742, according to the Parish records, two years after a brother John.