Complex sentence: Anderson was born in Ayrshire, Scotland to John and Agnes Allan in 1826 and the family of ten (four daughters, four sons and both parents) emigrated to Nelson on board the ship "New Zealand", arriving in 1842.
Split into simpler sentences: Anderson was born in Ayrshire, Scotland to John and Agnes Allan in 1826. The family of ten (four daughters, four sons and both parents) emigrated to Nelson on board the ship "New Zealand", arriving in 1842.