is this him, What was your reference for the 1871 census?
1871 census
Name:Thomas Gould
Gender:Male
Age:8/12
Birth Year:abt 1870
Birth Place:New Brunswick
Religion:Catholic
Origin:French
Province:New Brunswick
District:Westmorland
District Number:186
Division:01
Subdistrict:Moncton
Subdistrict Number:f
Household Members:
Edward Gould 34
Mary Gould 35
Seddis Gould 6
Thomas Gould 8/12 b August 1870
Edward and Mary both alive and together in 1901 census
Thomas marriage cert
http://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141B7.aspx?culture=en-CA...Thomas Gould age 23 born Fox Creek Westmorland
bachelor, working in mills
parents Edward Gould and Mary Rose Melanson or Melancon
Mary Obrien age 22
born Cape Bold?
father Thomas Obrien and Ma??? Williams
both living in Randolph, Lancaster
married 2 Dec 1894
children of Thomas and Minnie
RS141A2/2
Index to County Birth Registers
Name GOULD, FRANCIS EDMUND
Sex M
Date 1896-07-22
Place RANDOLPH
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother O'BRIEN, MARY
Code 1-2-121-1141
Microfilm F14954
RS141A5
Index to Provincial Registrations of Births
Name GOULD, ----- Male
Sex M
Date 1900-01-26
Place RANDOLPH
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother O'BRIEN, MINNIE
Number 2763
Code A5/1900
Microfilm F18057
RS141A2/2
Index to County Birth Registers
Name GOULD, JOHN EDWARD
Sex M
Date 1895-03-06
Place RANDOLPH
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother O'BRIEN, MARY
Code 1-1-188-126
Microfilm F23160
RS141A5
Index to Provincial Registrations of Births
Name GOULD, PHILIP
Sex M
Date 1908-12-29
Place SAINT JOHN
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother O'BRIEN, MARY
Number 3183
Code A5/1908
Microfilm F19015
RS141A5
Index to Provincial Registrations of Births
Name GOULD, MARY ROSE
Sex F
Date 1902-02-18
Place RANDOLPH
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother O'BRIEN, MINNIE
Number 3224
Code A5/1902
Microfilm F18062
RS141A2/2
Index to County Birth Registers
Name GOULD, MARGARET
Sex F
Date 1898-04-28
Place RANDOLPH
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother O'BRIEN, MINNIE
Code 1-2-174-461
Microfilm F14954
RS141A5
Index to Provincial Registrations of Births
Name GOULD, MARY CHRISTINE
Sex F
Date 1905-10-05
Place RANDOLPH
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother O'BRIEN, MARY
Number 3355
Code A5/1905
Microfilm F19007
RS141A5
Index to Provincial Registrations of Births
Name GOULD, WILLIAM JOSEPH
Sex M
Date 1907-01-18
Place SAINT JOHN
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother O'BRIEN, MARY
Number 2936
Code A5/1907
Microfilm F19012
RS141A5
Index to Provincial Registrations of Births
Name GOULD, THOMAS HENRY
Sex M
Date 1910-04-22
Place SAINT JOHN
County SAINT JOHN
Father GOULD, THOMAS
Mother BRIEN, MARY
Number 3179
Code A5/1910
Microfilm F19020
1911 census
Thomas Gould 41
Minnie B Gould 39
Edward Gould 16
Frank Gould 14 Frances
Maggie Gould 13 Margaret
William Gould 4
so some of the children must have died young