Complex sentence: Forrester was born at Hull on 27 May 1809 of Scottish parentage, went to Oporto, Portugal in 1831 to join his uncle, James Forrester, partner in the house of Offley, Forrester and Webber.
Split into simpler sentences: Forrester was born at Hull on 27 May 1809, of Scottish parentage. In 1831 he went to Oporto, Portugal to join his uncle, James Forrester, partner in the house of Offley, Forrester and Webber.