New to this and looking for a lead.

[Johno]

I'm very new to genealogy and because I have very few living relatives I'm already struggling a bit with my father's side of the family. His name was Samuel OAKES (DoB 29 Nov 1922) who lived from being very young at Craghead. I'm not sure where he was actually born. His only sibling was Thomas Dinning OAKES (5 Nov 1921)

My grandfather and grandmother are where I'm already stuck. My grandfather was also Samuel OAKES believed to have been born in 1900 or 1901 in Pelton or Pelton Fell. I have no other information at all regarding siblings etc. He did however work in the offices of Craghead Colliery up until he retired.
My grandmother was Margaret DINNING (DoB 21 Jun 1901). Her siblings that I'm aware of were Jasper, Annie, Jane (AKA Jenny) and Hannah (AKA Nancy). I've absolutely no idea where she was born but it was reasonably local because she told me about walking to work in Chester-le-Street as a young girl.

Any lead to point me in the right direction would be fantastic

[pattenwalsh]

1901 census has a Samuel Oakes b.1899 Urpeth,Durham.In 1911 he is shown as b.1900 Houston.Both of these places are only a few miles apart and very close to Pelton,so would assume this is him
1901 census ref is RG13 Piece 4700 Folio 99 Page 32
Copyright T.N.A

[pattenwalsh]

Marriage Margaret Dinning to Samuel Oakes June quarter 1920 Chester-Le Street Vol 10 a page 1621

[Jan1954]

I would start with your grandparents wedding certificate as that should name their respective fathers, which would in turn confirm that the 1901 census reference that pattenwalsh has provided is the correct family and also help you to find your grandmother in the 1911 census.

June quarter 1920, Samuel OAKES and Margaret DINNING, Chester-le Street registration district, volume 10a, page 1621

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[Sumi]

This looks like the DINNING family in 1911 at 12 Old High Rows, Newfield, Chester le Street
head of house Thomas age 18 occ Pit worker underground born Pelton
mother Ann widow born 1870 born Halgarth
siblings Ann 14, John 13, Margaret 9, Mary Jane 7, Jasper 3, Hannah 1 and Nellie 3 months.
Visitor Elizabeth LAVERICK married age 45 born Halgarth (could be a relative)

[Johno]

Wow that was quick. All I can say is thank you very much to each of you. At least I can head off in what will hopefully be the right direction. I'll try to keep you informed as to how I get on

[Colin Rowledge]

And to follow Graham's lead -

Marriage - Oct-Dec 1892 in Chester le Street - Jasper Dinning and Ann Usher - vol.10a page 798

Death - Jan-Mar 1911 in Chester le Street - Jasper Dinning age 49 - vol.10a page 328

Colin

[Johno]

Right it certainly looks like all this information is on the right lines after the last two posts. I know my dad had cousins called Usher so I'm going to be spending a fair bit of money over the next few months to follow up these.
Thank you very much for your help. I'm sure I'll soon be able to work out how to research these things myself with a bit of luck.