Hello Sue, I found both marriages on new IGI - both men are Widowers, and Elizabeth Jane Gale is a Widow.

JOHN STEPHENSON & JANE GELL on 31 JUL 1863 in Braddan

name:John Stephenson
event:Marriage: 31 Jul 1863
event place:Braddan, Isle of Man
marital status:Widowed
father:John Stephenson
spouse:Jane Gell
spouse's marital status:Single
spouse's father:Robt Gell
digital folder number:004495539

John STEPHENSON marriage in 1899 [D LP 18] to GALE, Elizabeth Jane

groom's name:John Stephenson
groom's birth date:1860
groom's age:39
bride's name:Elizabeth Jane Gale
bride's birth date:1864
bride's age:35
marriage date:08 Jan 1899
marriage place:Douglas, Isle Of Man
groom's father's name:William Stephenson
bride's father's name:John Corkill
groom's marital status:Widowed
bride's marital status:Widowed
indexing project (batch) number:M01186-5system
origin:Isle of Man-EASysource
film number:454993