Early life and education Harold Frederick Shipman was born on 14 January 1946 on the Bestwood Estate, a council estate in Nottingham, the second of three children. His father, also Harold Frederick Shipman (1914–1985), was a lorry driver; his mother was Vera (; 1919–1963). [Programme transcript] His working-class parents were devout Methodists.
Early life and education Harold Frederick Shipman was born on 14 January 1946 on the Bestwood Estate, a council estate in Nottingham, the second of three children. His father, also Harold Frederick Shipman (1914–1985) was a lorry driver; his mother was Vera (; 1919–1963). [Programme tran,script] His working-class parents were devout Methodists.