Complex sentence: In the first half of the 19th century Holbeck village was a hamlet of few streets, most were owned by John Scholey (1774--1834) and are listed in his will at the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York.
Split into simpler sentences: In the first half of the nineteenth century, Holbeck village was a hamlet of few streets. Most were owned by John Scholey (1774--1834) and are listed in his will at the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York.