Daniel started his career in funerals from an early age, initially cleaning the funeral vehicles for a local funeral director. Daniel's interest developed into adult hood and he became the youngest qualified funeral director at the time when he was just 18. Daniel studied at the Salisbury College of Funeral Sciences and has a diploma from the National Association of Funeral Directors, of which Claridge’s is now part of. Daniel has a passion for funerals, as he states, “It’s the last thing you can do for someone and there is only one chance to get it right”.

Daniel also dedicates his time to the community first responder scheme run by the local ambulance service. This involves being on call for people in the local community, to ensure they get immediate first aid whilst an ambulance is dispatched to them. This stems from his interest in emergency care, which he has seemingly inherited from both his parents who were paramedics in Marlborough for many years.

Daniel has a passion for independent business as he enjoys their personal and often superior services, and can be seen in many of the shops, pubs and restaurants in Wiltshire, with his dog Toby – a rescued Beagle from the Dogs Trust.

Mary has been a nurse and a paramedic for the majority of her career, but developed an interest in the funeral sector when she worked part time for a funeral director alongside her ambulance endeavours.

Mary is very proud of Daniel's achievements and high standards of care, so when the opportunity came to provide a family run funeral directors for Marlborough, Mary was really excited.

Mary is usually in the office day to day and enjoys the daily interactions with clients. Mary’s role is to complete the daily running tasks and administrative errands that keep a funeral director’s going.

Mary enjoys providing for her community and runs a charity car boot sale every year on Marlborough’s common. When Mary isn’t immersing herself in community projects, she can be seen sitting in the garden with a large glass of pinot grigio!

Richard plays an active role in the administration of the business. Richard worked for many years on the ambulance service front line as a paramedic, ending up in operational managerial and training roles before working for the department of health on their national radio project team.

Richard is a vintage car enthusiast and has his own 1985 Range Rover ambulance, originally based in Wiltshire. Richard takes his ambulance to local shows in Wiltshire so others can share in his passion.

Richard is a keen dog lover and has always had dogs since childhood. He and Mary currently have two rescued cocker-spaniels which they enjoy taking on long walks.

Bev comes with a wealth of experience from a career in the funeral business. She joined Claridge's in 2024.