1. Listed below are several early census that were taken in Rhode Island. I am trying to locate these census. Are they house in archives in England or America. http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/history.html#Timeline · 1708: First census taken; population 7,181. · 1724: Rhode Island established property ownership qualifications for voters. · 1730: Census taken; population 17,935. · 1748: Census taken; population 32,773. · 1755: Census taken; population 40,414. · 1774: Census taken; population 57,707.