i thought so......................
there are several children born to a matthias dowding and elizabeth being baptised at sturminster newton looks like dad remarried and had more kids
matthias dowding widower of this parish married elizabeth dibben of this parish by licence on 22nd jan 1829 sturminster newton.witnesses were william dibben,t eyres,john inkpen
there children being -
william dowding bapt 22nd oct 1830
elizabeth jane dowding bapt 1st july 1832
temperance rebecca dowding bapt 5th july 1835
james dowding bapt 5th march 1837
ellen dowding bapt 17th feb 1839
robert dowding bapt 2nd april 1843
regards
alli