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The
nails strewn across the
shield (semy) are based
on the armiger’s
ancestor John Ball,
baptised July 1, 1759,
Westbury on Severn,
Gloucestershire, the
illegitimate son of
Sarah Ball of Castle
Frome, Herefordshire.
John Ball was handed
over to the London
Foundling Hospital in
July 20, 1759,
re-baptised and given
the name Thomas Globe.
Thomas Globe became a
nailer (nail maker),
settling in Wentworth,
Yorkshire. He married
Sarah Sylvester on
October 14, 1782. They
had eleven children, ten
surviving to adulthood.
It is from here the
Globe surname
originates.
In the crest the ancient
hull represents the
Globe name crossing the
oceans to at least three
continents. The
armillary sphere is
intended as a pun on the
name.
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