In the 1901 census a nephew of my great great grandmother, Rhoda Bearder, nee Greenhough was shown as staying with her and her husband William. The name of that nephew was Adolphus H Carpenter. I had traced through a number of her
Greenhough relations, but had not come across any Carpenters. I searched the BMD's and couldn't find a birth for him.

I did a search for all Adolphus' in the year around his birth and came across an Adolphus Henry Dawe. That struck a chord as I had found a marriage for her sister Elizabeth to a Joseph Dawe so I started tracing through the family and
this is what I found.

On 4th May 1873, Joseph Dawe married Elizabeth Greenhough at Drybrook

In the 1881 Census the Family name was shown in the census as Dawe

1881

DAWE, Joseph Head Married M 28 1853 Collier Longhope Gloucestershire
DAWE, Elizabeth Wife Married F 26 1855 Drybrook Gloucestershire
DAWE, Alice E Daughtr Single F 6 1875 Scholar Ruardean Hill Gloucestershire
DAWE, Elijah Son Single M 4 1877 Scholar Ruardean Hill Gloucestershire
DAWE, Joseph W Son Single M 3 1878 Ruardean Hill Gloucestershire
DAWE, Fanny Daughtr Single F 1 1880 Ruardean Hill Gloucestershire

Elijah Dawe son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dawe was baptised 6th August 1876 at Drybrook
Joseph William Dawe son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dawe was baptised 24th February 1878 at Drybrook
Joseph William Dawe son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dawe was baptised 21st December 1879 at Drybrook

Adolphus Henry Dawe son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dawe was baptised 3rd February 1884 at Drybrook

On 16th July 1884, 29 year old Elizabeth Dawe was buried at Drybrook

On 15th June 1887, Joseph Dawe married Mary Ann Sterry at Drybrook

In the 1891 Census the Family name was shown in the census as Carpenter

1891

CARPENTER, Joseph Head Married M 36 1855 Coal Miner Longhope Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Annie Wife Married F 23 1868 Mitcheldean Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Elijah Son Single M 16 1875 Coal Miner East Dean Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, William Son Single M 14 1877 Scholar East Dean Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Amos Son M 2 1889 East Dean Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Rachael Daughtr F 0 (8M) 1891 East Dean Gloucestershire

Amos Rowley Dawe son of Joseph and Mary Ann (Annie) Dawe was baptised 1st August 1888
Rachel Dawe daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann (Annie) Dawe was baptised 17th August 1890

1901

CARPENTER, Joseph Head Married M 51 1850 Coal Hewer Longhope Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Annie Wife Married F 27 1874 Stenders Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Amos Son Single M 13 1888 Harry Hill Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Florence Daughtr Single F 10 1891 Ruardean Hill Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Henry Son Single M 8 1893 Cinderford Gloucestershire

Florence Mabel Carpenter daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann (Annie) Carpenter was baptised 3rd January 1892
Henry Joseph Carpenter daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann (Annie) Carpenter was baptised 4th March 1894

1911
CARPENTER, Joseph Head Married M 58 1853 Coal Hewer Longhope Gloucestershire
CARPENTER, Annie Wife Married (22yrs) F 39 1872 Stenders Metchdnear Gloshire
CARPENTER, Florence Daughtr Single F 19 1892 Gen Servant Ruardean Glostershire
CARPENTER, Harry Son Single M 17 1894 Coal Miner Uffer Belior Cinderford Glos

On the record of the marriage of Joseph to Elizabeth in 1873, the Grooms father appears as Hannah Carpenter.
On the record of the marriage of Joseph to Mary Ann in 1887, the Grooms father appears as Hannah Dawe.

Although Adolphus isn't shown on any of the above and there is some movement on the birth dates, there don't appear to be any other matching Joseph Dawes / Carpenters to be mixed up with and I am happy that these are the records for his father and siblings.

After all the above, my question is does anyone know why Joseph changed his name from Dawe to Carpenter?