Complex sentence: Buxton was a sickly child and his parents reduced circumstances meant that his education was somewhat sporadic and during his early years he used to wander through the fields and brick yards where he lived, picking wildflowers.
Split into simpler sentences: Buxton was a sickly child and his parents reduced circumstances meant that his education was somewhat sporadic. During his early years he used to wander through the fields and brick yards where he lived, picking wildflowers.