I have found this situation also whilst searching for my g-grandfather whose name I knew to be "James". When I found him in a record he was listed as "Jos" which I assume would have been the abbreviation for Joseph. It originally may have been "Jas" and misinterpretted. It can happen easily. Best of luck in your search!
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