▁The ▁J ama ican ▁authorities ▁believed ▁however ▁that ▁Louis ▁was ▁the ▁child ▁who ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁brig ▁Mary ▁with ▁his ▁mother . ▁ ▁L ec es ne ' s ▁date ▁of ▁birth ▁was ▁given ▁as ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁in ▁King ston , ▁but ▁he ▁wasn ' t ▁bapt ised ▁until ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁His ▁place ▁and ▁date ▁of ▁birth ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁later ▁court ▁cases . ▁At ▁these ▁cases ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁L ec es ne ' s ▁mother ▁and ▁the ▁mid w ife ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁( or ▁days ) ▁after ▁their ▁arrival ▁in ▁J ama ica . ▁O thers ▁disag ree ▁with ▁this ▁version ▁as ▁his ▁mother ▁said ▁that ▁when ▁they ▁arrived ▁in ▁J ama ica ▁they ▁did ▁have ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁child ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁this ▁child . ▁ ▁L ec es ne ▁had ▁two ▁younger ▁brothers ▁Lam or ette ▁and ▁Louis ▁Nicholas ▁L ec es ne . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁man um ised ▁by ▁Les ces ne ' s ▁father . ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁was ▁important ▁as ▁a ▁later ▁law ▁gave ▁privileges ▁to ▁children ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Mr ▁G off ' s ▁school ▁for ▁" children ▁of ▁colour " ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁asked ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁" the ▁best ▁English ▁education ". ▁Mr ▁G off