Hello David, An "innkeeper" is exactly that: the chap who runs and keeps the inn. He is not necessarily the person who owns the property, though some both owned and kept their hostelry, or followed their own calling while their wives ran the inn. The innkeeper needed an annually renewable licence - a "victualler's recognizance" - on payment of a fee (about £10 in the 18th century, but I believe it varied over time) and surety, usually from an innkeeping neighbour or relative, that he would keep an orderly house. Bearing in mind the fact that most inns of any size had stabling for the horses of individual travellers and/or coaches, the change in occupation to a "coachman" might not be too outlandish. Try this site for more about inns and innkeeping: < http://www.pubsindex.freeserve.co.uk> Hope this helps. Best wishes, Roz