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Hi Bmcln1. Regarding this edit ("Higgins and Eardley need Wikipages before adding"), the standard for inclusion in such a list is that someone is notable, not that there is a Wikipedia article about them. It seems to me that Higgins is notable - hence why I added him. See WP:CSC on this. Cordless Larry ( talk) 07:29, 22 August 2016 (UTC) reply

Not so, see lists for other towns. If you have such referenced information you can make a "stub" page for the person and bob's your uncle. Won't take you long. Entries under Notable People should not be short biographies, just one-liners with name (dates), occupation, local connection, wikilinked to the appropriate page. Other information on a person with no Wikipage could appear in a History or Heritage or whatever section if it's relevant to the town's history. Standardization may seem boring, but it's a big help to users. Bmcln1 ( talk) 08:23, 22 August 2016 (UTC) reply
But WP:CSC states: "Red-linked entries are acceptable if the entry is verifiably a member of the listed group, and it is reasonable to expect an article could be forthcoming in the future". Cordless Larry ( talk) 08:30, 22 August 2016 (UTC) reply
Yes, OK, put him up as a red link when you've started preparing the article on the person, then, or you know someone else has. The watchmaker sounds an interesting bloke and notability can be shown. Bmcln1 ( talk) 08:55, 22 August 2016 (UTC) reply
I've re-added Higgins as a red link. Eardley Norton sounds interesting but some research will need to be done on him - taking care to differentiate from Eardley Norton. Cordless Larry ( talk) 05:24, 23 August 2016 (UTC) reply
Thanks, and I look forward to learning more about Higgins in due course. Cheers, Brian Bmcln1 ( talk) 09:20, 23 August 2016 (UTC) reply