A recent email arrived from South Australia - another person looking for de Mouilpieds. If you would like to connect with this person, just email me. This is what she had to say:

"I live in a small town called Cummins, in South Australia.

My mother (Jaqueline Anne, born Amhurst, Guernsey, 1951) is a DeMouilpied, one of 6 children of Rex (dec) and Madeleine (nee Bougourd). My grandparents came to Australia in the 1950's I believe, and resided at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. I grew up in Coffs Harbour, but married and moved to South Australia ten years ago.

 I would love to know more about the origin and history of the name."