Rutland 1735 - 1799
7 executions were carried out at Mount Pleasant. Oakham.
In the years 1735 – 1756, 6 death sentences were commuted and a report of 1 execution
In the period 1757 to 1799 there were 21 death sentences passed of which 6 were carried out.
has been found. It is possible that other executions took place in this period.
Name	Crime	Execution date
William Walton	Unknown	S  11 March 1738
Edward Bate	Highway robbery	S  11 March 1758
John Swanson	Murder of Robert Brown & Ann Woods	M  12 March 1759
Thomas Sculthorpe	Highway robbery	M  7 April 1760
John Bowland	Robbing Mail coach	Th.  20 July 1769
	Hanged in chains on Empington Common
William Weldon &	Murder of John Freeman	M  16 March 1789
Richard Weldon	Murder of John Freeman	M  16 March 1789
	Both hanged in chains on Hambledon Hill