I decided to take on a one-name-study after attending a family history fair here in New Zealand, and talking to others who are doing studies. I have been researching my RIDE/RYDE family for about 8 years. I always thought it was 'RYDE' and had trouble trying to find information for them in England. My father did not talk of his family so I virtually had to start from the beginning and eventually found my great grandmother and family in the 1901 census with the spelling RIDE. Then in the 1911 census I discovered the name had been spelt 'RYDE' and this is how my grandfather spelt it when he came to NZ.
I have broken down a couple of brick walls and have made connections with other descendants in England and Australia. I still have a brick wall with my 3x great grandfather, George Ride, a miller, who in the 1851 census is said to be born in Newport, Hampshire. He married and spent most of his life in Sittingbourne Kent. I have not been able to find his parents, but possibly his father was Joseph. I have carried out my study for the past 10 years and I have put together some trees for various areas of the UK. I have collected birth, marriage, death and census data for these and also done a little for Canada.
Some from Derbyshire migrated to New Zealand and I am beginning to gather information on these. Recently I have begun to put together a couple of WRIDE trees, both from Somerset.

I have done a couple of DNA tests, and was contacted by the manager of the ATTRIDE & ATTRYDE DNA project. His test has implied there maybe connections with this surname to mine although we have found nothing yet. As the surnames are very similar in meaning I have decided to add these to my study.

I welcome any help or connections with any of these names and any requests for information.