Complex sentence: John Norton-Griffiths was born John Griffiths in Somerset on 13 July 1871, the son of John Griffiths, a clerk of works at St Audries Manor Estate, West Quantoxhead.
Split into simpler sentences: John Norton-Griffiths was born John Griffiths in Somerset on 13 July 1871. He was the son of John Griffiths, a clerk of works at St Audries Manor Estate, West Quantoxhead.