3 2 , ▁L ec es ne ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁England ▁at ▁the ▁Fen ch urch ▁buildings ▁in ▁Fen ch urch ▁Street , ▁London ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁while ▁walking ▁outside ▁his ▁residence ▁L ec es ne ▁was ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁a ▁pick po cket , ▁Thomas ▁F iel der , ▁who ▁had ▁st olen ▁a ▁hand ker ch ief . ▁For ▁this ▁crime , ▁F iel der , ▁aged ▁ 1 5 , ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁transport ation ▁for ▁life . ▁ ▁L ec es ne ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Anti - S la very ▁Agency ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁with ▁other ▁notable ▁abol ition ists ▁such ▁as ▁William ▁Allen , ▁Zach ary ▁Mac a ul ay , ▁ ▁Robert ▁For ster , ▁George ▁St ace y ▁and ▁Jos iah ▁For ster ▁ ▁Louis ▁Cel este ▁L ec es ne ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁whilst ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁London ▁whom ▁they ▁christ ened ▁Stephen ▁L ush ington ▁Mac au ley ▁L ec es ne . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁and ▁was ▁christ ened ▁at ▁Saint ▁Matthew ▁Church , ▁Beth nal ▁Green , ▁London , ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁L ec es ne ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁Zach ary ▁Mac a ul ay ▁in ▁West min ster ▁Ab bey