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Please would someone take a look at what may possibly be an entry for a relative ?

I was searching JONES with mother's maiden name POWELL in Southampton area and put in 1840 plus or minus 2 years.

A Mary Ann shows with differing numbers for possibly the same person, but there is mention of an 'occasional certificate '

What does this mean ???

Looks quite odd but that occasional copy isn't highlighted so guess it wouldn't be issued

Wonder whether when it was being filled in there was errors so they gave up and used the next cert
Each one is numbered and has to accounted for so the cancelled one has had to be passed on to the gro

From google - http://genealogy.stackexchange.com/questions/12267/what-does-occasional-copy-refer-to-in-the-new-gro-index

Q. What does "Occasional Copy" refer to and why might an entry have this notation?

A. It may be a sign that someone submitted a correction after the initial registration.
I was not able to find a reference from the GRO's guidance on birth certificates, but in the guides provided for clergy and other persons authorised to perform marriages, there is a section that discusses how to submit corrections. Page 24 of A Guide for Authorised Persons, section 5.9 says

There are certain legal requirements for all corrections:
and one of bullet points says:

the quarterly certified copies should also be updated; if they have already been sent to the SR, you must complete an occasional copy form and send it to GRO
SR = Superintendent Registrar

Thank you Shirley and greyghost.

That was a new term for me.............

I will go with the information from image on freebmd site.