Complex sentence: Mary Emelia Mayne (31 December 1858--12 August 1940), philanthropist, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, the second youngest of five children of Irish parents Patrick Mayne, a butcher and grazier, and his wife Mary, née McIntosh.
Split into simpler sentences: Mary Emelia Mayne (31 December 1858--12 August 1940), was an Australian philanthropist. Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, she was the second youngest of five children of Irish parents Patrick Mayne, a butcher and grazier, and his wife Mary, née McIntosh.