1 8 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁sail ing ▁in ▁ ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁John ▁Bow en , ▁accompanied ▁ ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁British ▁settlement ▁at ▁Ris don ▁C ove ▁on ▁the ▁Der w ent ▁River ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land . ▁ ▁B unker ▁received ▁a ▁ ▁grant ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁from ▁Governor ▁King ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁This ▁grant ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁payment ▁for ▁his ▁assistance ▁in ▁esc ort ing ▁Bow en ▁to ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁land . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 6 , ▁B unker ▁brought ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁col ony ▁ab o ard ▁Elizabeth ▁and ▁lived ▁at ▁B unker ' s ▁Hill ▁at ▁The ▁Ro cks . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁B unker ▁was ▁a ▁sign atory ▁to ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Major ▁George ▁John ston ▁express ing ▁support ▁for ▁his ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁in ▁the ▁Rum ▁Reb ell ion ▁and ▁recomm ending ▁that ▁he ▁ensure ▁that ▁measures ▁adopted ▁for ▁public ▁security ▁be ▁confirmed ▁by ▁his ▁successor . ▁ ▁B unker ' s ▁first ▁wife ▁and ▁mother ▁to ▁his ▁six ▁children , ▁Margaret ▁Thompson , ▁died ▁deliver ing ▁a ▁still born ▁baby . ▁B unker ▁married ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Margaret ▁Mc F ar lane ▁( 1 7 8 0 – 1 8 2 1 ), ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁an ▁English ▁Army ▁Officer ▁in ▁Beng al ▁in ▁ 1