Complex sentence: William Anthony Hails or Hailes (1766-1845), miscellaneous writer, son of a shipwright, was born at Newcastle upon Tyne, England on 24 May 1766.
Split into simpler sentences: William Anthony Hails or Hailes (1766-1845) was an English miscellaneous writer. The son of a shipwright, he was born at Newcastle upon Tyne on 24 May 1766.