Complex sentence: Her husband's family were all dead, her own surviving family did not live nearby, and no longer having the support of her husband or her brother, Edward, she reminded Cecil that she had no near relations who could give her advice.
Split into simpler sentences: Her husband's family were all dead, her own surviving family did not live nearby, and no longer having the support of her husband or her brother, Edward. She reminded Cecil that she had no near relations who could give her advice.