The construction of the turnpikes, and later the railways, attracted wealthier residents, many of whom had accumulated their wealth as businessmen in London and who had had no previous connection to the area. By the start of the Victorian era, these new incomers were beginning to influence the local economy. In the 1841 census, 18.5% of inhabitants were employed in agriculture-related trades, but 23.6% were employed as servants, but forty years later, the proportion employed in farming had fallen to 5.4%. As the 19th century progressed, small, family-based manufacturing firms were beginning to grow, including brick-making, milling of logs, tanning, shoemaking, malting and brewing.