Hi there again. So you are a Kiwi
It is very possible that these 2 ladies are related ... esp if they are from the same county in Ireland. From corresponse through here the name Dyer and Higgs isnt common to Queens County. There also is a rumour I heard in the family that my Anne came out to NZ with a sister but like you, never to date have I seen her name on a passenger list. But passenger lists can be abit short on specifics, found a few lists with names listed but at the end has " and 5 others" Really helpful aye !! Something interesting in our family bible as well is a name "Mrs Dyer" .... no one has a clue as to who she is, my bet it could be Anne Dyers mother, but I wouldnt put money on it at this stage.
Would you mind sending me any info you have on your Elizabeth Dyer ..? I can send you what I have on Anne.
Have you done a search on shipping lists? I can remember doing a search and found a few Dyer's but none of them were the one I was looking for. Your one must have come through Lyttlton or Port Chalmers seeing she was at Waimate. My Anne may well of came through there as well ... she had been a resident for a few years before she tied the knot with Henry Revell going by the wedding Cert if you can believe that. My last calculation was that she was in her early teens when she came to NZ so must have come out accompanied?
Cheers
Rex