Complex sentence: William Songer (Captain Arthur Wakefield's brother-in-law), who travelled to Nelson on the Whitby as Wakefield's servant, was born in the village of Stoke-by-Nayland, and suggested naming the township after his birthplace.
Split into simpler sentences: William Songer (Captain Arthur Wakefield's brother-in-law), who travelled to Nelson on the Whitby as Wakefield's servant. He was born in the village of Stoke-by-Nayland, and suggested naming the township after his birthplace.